Two writers call Elon Musk's actions against federal employees as part of DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) dangerous and unprecedented.

Trump's plan violates statutes, undoes a century of civil service reform, and would derail government services.

Donald Trump is waging war on the civil service in the name of efficiency. But Washington created the modern civil service to ...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use sensitive Treasury information to punish their enemies — or they could break America’s payment system entirely.

undermining the apolitical civil service, and turning the federal government into an army of yes-men loyal only to the president, not the Constitution,” he continued. Trump’s efforts to ...

Supporters contend the civil service system is broken and stacked against police officers, saying they often face political interference and lack of due process. “The public expects a high ...

“America’s civil service is a merit system protected from corruption by due process ... “I think our question on this is how it will be implemented — it’s got a pretty broad definition still of who it ...

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UPSC Civil Services Exam (CSE) 2025 Notification Out Updates: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the CSE 2025 notification on January 22. This year, 979 posts are on offer. Civil ...

The Trump administration’s Day 1 executive actions governing federal workforce issues could collectively kickstart the new president’s efforts to politicize the nonpartisan civil service ...

and align with the values and vision of the organization.” It’s time to acknowledge the civil service system is a barrier to competing for talent.