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There May Be Enough Supreme Court Votes to Save the Government
Trump’s executive order stripping federal workers of legal protections is the most dangerous of his unlawful power grabs. But ...
The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...
Butler Eagle20h
Federal workforce needs reform, but Trump can’t do it
The federal civil service, which has many virtues, is also a bit of a mess. This is not only my view but that of almost every former Democratic administration official I know, going back to President ...
Trump and Musk Are Destroying the Basics of a Healthy Democracy
An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest achievements a society can attain ...
Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies
Donald Trump is waging war on the civil service in the name of efficiency. But Washington created the modern civil service to ...
Government Executive17d
How a pair of executive orders and a memo could fast track the civil service’s politicization
Good government experts warn that President Trump’s revival of Schedule F, inserting new criteria into the hiring process and ...
The Hill20d
I’ve seen government reform work, but only with experienced civil servants
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 created a nonpartisan service ... Bush in 1973, and Jimmy Carter in 1978 when the Office of Personnel Management was created. The Hatch Act of 1939 prohibits ...
Despite Trump’s spending freeze, federal workers’ legal duties are clear
Those who continue distributing appropriated funds despite the freeze order are standing on firm legal ground.
As Musk attacks the federal government, Congress stands idle
Recent moves should spark concerns that Musk and Trump will unilaterally cut spending that Congress has approved. Where is ...