Federal workers are rushing to a little-known and understaffed office to try to save their jobs from President Donald Trump’s mass government layoffs, in hopes that it will be a bulwark against the ...

Merit must be the driving force in business leadership in this country today-in hiring, retention, promotion, and assignment ...

“In accordance with its legal responsibility to safeguard the merit system ... of the federal service and consistent with merit system principles. -- the Office of Special Counsel Compelling ...

The mission of the MSPB, according to its website, is to protect the Merit System Principles of excellence, fairness, timeliness and transparency, and promote an effective federal workforce free ...

The board protects “merit system principles,” like hiring only qualified people, treating staff fairly regardless of race or religion, and preventing punishments based on political views ...

“Since the Civil Service Reform Act was passed in 1978, the merit system principles have guided how federal government agencies hire, manage, and, if necessary, remove federal employees ...