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Union Sues and Democrats Introduce Bill to Block Trump Order Politicizing Civil Service
As opponents of the president’s effort to convert chunks of the federal workforce into at-will employees kick off their efforts to stop the initiative, the administration has signaled that agencies can push forward ahead of schedule.
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Salary Council Chairman Resigns in Protest of Trump Order Politicizing Federal Workforce
Ron Sanders, a key ally in the administration’s efforts to reform the civil service pay structure, said he cannot be party to “an attempt to require the political loyalty” of federal workers.
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GovExec Daily: The Order That Could Politicize the Civil Service
Former OMB official Robert Shea joins the podcast to discuss the latest executive order.
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Agencies to Have Wide Latitude In Deciding Which Jobs to Strip of Civil Service Protections
OPM issued initial instructions Friday for implementing a Trump executive order that allows federal policy-making positions to be converted from career jobs to at-will appointments.
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Viewpoint: The Mismanagement Was Bad Enough. Now They Want to Tear the System Down
President Trump has launched an assault on the very foundations of American administrative government.
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Governance Experts Assail White House Effort to Strip Federal Employees of Rights
Good government groups, unions and lawmakers were nearly unanimous in their scorching criticism of an executive order that could strip protections for hundreds of thousands and politicize the federal workforce.
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Trump’s Order Sets the Stage for Loyalty Tests for Thousands of Feds
The president’s executive order sweeps aside 140 years of federal policy promoting professional expertise.
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