Daniel E. Wall is the Civil Service Commission

United States Civil Service Commission

The United States Civil Service Commission a three man commission was created by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, which was passed into law on January 16, 1883...

 President in New York

New York

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. He was appointed to the position in 2004 by Gov. George Pataki

George Pataki

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. As commission president, Wall also served as Commissioner of the Department of Civil Service

Civil service

The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....

 (he no longer holds the title).

For six years prior to being named commission president, Wall served as Executive Deputy Commissioner of Civil Service. From 1995 to 1998, Wall was the Civil Service Department's General Counsel. Prior to joining the Pataki Administration, Wall was an attorney on Long Island

Long Island

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