We have all dedicated ourselves to seeing the ranks of the federal career civil service remain nonpartisan but still accountable to democratically elected leaders. More importantly, we have heard ...

He could severely weaken, if not dismantle, our system of civil service protection, which he took a first step toward weakening during his first term. He could severely weaken, if not dismantle ...

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are working to dramatically reduce the size of the federal civil service. They have already laid off numerous government employees who work on issues ranging ...

The phrase “good enough for government work” has long been used to cast doubt on government and civil service workers. The League of Women Voters recently considered the problem at our 2025 ...

His executive order removes civil service protections for some federal employees, making it easier to fire them. The order says those workers “must be accountable to the President,” who is ...

"Following my Day One Executive Order, the Office of Personnel Management will be issuing new Civil Service Regulations for career government employees," President Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Lisa Desjardins takes a look at the history of the civil service and the attempts to change its size and influence over time. This week marked President Trump's deadline for federal agencies to ...