The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is a 211-employee agency within the Executive Branch. The MSPB has 6 regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. It spends $3.9 million to rent office space.
The MSPB was created by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. Defenders of the MSPB argue that there needs to be an independent, third-party adjudicatory system for federal employee appeals. However, the judicial system already serves that function and a special institution that just handles allegations by federal employees is not necessary. The burdens of pursuing legal action through the courts will deter frivolous and unnecessary claims and encourage more mediations and settlements, thereby lowering administrative costs to taxpayers. Since the Federal Courts disagreed with the MSPB less than 10 percent of the time in FY 2010, it would seem there is no need for the MSPB.
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