White House Secretly Swayed Board Meant to Stop Civil Service Politicization

Behind the scenes, the Trump White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially ...
Government Executive

OPM finalizes ‘Nixonian’ rule centralizing and enabling some federal firings

Under final regulations published this week, the federal government’s dedicated HR agency can remove federal employees from ...

Editorial: Ending protections run counter to federal civil service’s purpose

This change makes it easier to fire people at will and could be used to drive out people who raise questions about policy or ...
Yahoo

To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evelyn Seabrook was able to buy a home even though she had only a high school diploma. Glenn Flood worked his way up the career ladder to become a public affairs officer for former ...
Government Executive

Say No to Politicizing the Civil Service, But Yes to More Flexibility

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. and more than a dozen of his Democratic colleagues have introduced legislation that would ban presidents from unilaterally establishing federal positions in the “excepted service ...
The Nation Newspaper

Federal civil service goes paperless

The Federal Government has said its civil service has effectively transitioned from paper-based operations to digital work processes. The breakthrough is expected to save billions of naira, curb ...