US Civil Service System Timeline By evansjenae Jan 16, 1883 Civil Service Established May 7, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt's Clean Government Campaign Nov 4, 1977 Lloyd-LaFollete Act Perceived as Obsolete Jul 30, 1978 Two federal agencies replaced the Civil Service Commision (Office of Personnel Management and Merit System Protection Board) Oct 13, 1978 Civil Service Reform Act of 1978