5 CFR § 1200.1 - Statement of purpose.

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title: "5 CFR § 1200.1 - Statement of purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1200.1"
section_name: "Statement of purpose."
chapter_name: "MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "1200"
part_name: "BOARD ORGANIZATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "56 FR 41747, Aug. 23, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1200.1 Statement of purpose.

The Merit Systems Protection Board (the Board) is an independent Government agency that operates like a court. The Board was created to ensure that all Federal government agencies follow Federal merit systems practices. The Board does this by adjudicating Federal employee appeals of agency personnel actions, and by conducting special reviews and studies of Federal merit systems.

[56 FR 41747, Aug. 23, 1991, as amended at 59 FR 65233, Dec. 19, 1994]