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President Grant was the first U.S. President to recommend a professional civil service, successfully pass the initial legislation through Congress in 1871, and appointed the members for the first United States Civil Service Commission. The temporary Commission recommended administering competitive exams and issuing regulations on the hiring and ...
5 Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (political balance required; seven-year terms of office) 5 Members of the National Transportation Safety Board (political balance required; five-year terms of office - Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
President Grant declared in his March 4, 1869, Inaugural Address: "The proper treatment of the original occupants of this land--the Indians one deserving of careful study. I will favor any course toward them which tends to their civilization and ultimate citizenship." [4] [5] Grant believed that the Native practice of free roam hunting and ...
This category is for boards, commissions and committees that do not fall under the jurisdiction any one of the three main branches of the United States federal government. For investigative commissions, or commissions convened in a conference or investigative formats, rather than as a formal ongoing agency, please see Category:United States ...
The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act was a law passed by the 42nd US Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, creating Yellowstone National Park. [1] Yellowstone was the first national park in the US and is considered to be the first national park in the world. [2] Yellowstone National Park Protection Act
The seasonal workers who staff U.S. national parks and historical sites, including Yosemite, are being told their job offers for the 2025 season have been "rescinded," a development that appears ...
The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the ...
On March 3, 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the first U.S. civil service reform legislation, which had been passed by Congress. [1] The act created the United States Civil Service Commission, that was implemented by President Grant and funded for two years by Congress lasting until 1874.