GovExec Daily: Remaking the Civil Service, Without Schedule F

Last month, the White House put out an Executive Order that claims to make it easier to hire and fire feds by creating a new Schedule F within the excepted service of the federal government.  The order has been roundly criticized as politicizing the civil service and throwing out over 100 years of precedent. 

But, good government reformers have been calling for an overhaul of the federal civil service for ages, from red tape to accountability. Philip K. Howard, a leading expert on civil service and Founder of the Campaign for Common Good. His latest book is Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left. He has advised national political leaders on legal and regulatory reform for fifteen years, including former Vice President Al Gore and numerous governors. He joined the podcast to discuss the Schedule F order and how to better cut red tape in government hiring and firing.