The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Is

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is

A) a group of federal employees who work for government through a competitive, not political, selection.
B) a system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.
C) a system of public employment in which selection and promotion depend on demonstrated performance rather than political patronage.
D) an agency that administers civil service laws, rules, and regulations.
E) an independent agency that oversees and protects merit in the federal government personnel system.