Civil Service

Congressional Republicans dial up multiple bills to cull telework flexibility 

The 119th Congress has started early on reintroducing or debuting new plans to reduce telework capabilities at federal agencies.

OPM officials tout agency’s transformation under Biden

Leaders at the federal government’s dedicated HR agency said the organization has come a long way since being targeted for elimination by the first Trump administration.

See where and how Biden grew the federal workforce

Trump slashed rolls at most agencies and is pledging to do so again after Biden boosted the civil service.

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Jimmy Carter, architect of the last major civil service reform, dies at 100

During his one-term presidency, Carter devoted considerable attention to federal management.

Last-ditch effort to block Schedule F’s return thwarted by Senate Republicans

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., sought unanimous consent on the Senate floor to pass the Saving the Civil Service Act, but his motion was opposed by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.

Will civil service protections hold up against RFK Jr.’s threats to the federal public health workforce?

Kennedy, Trump’s pick to lead HHS, has talked openly about removing swaths of civil servants at FDA and NIH.

Protecting the civil service and tech upgrades are top priorities for Virginia's new House Democrat

Virginia’s first Indian-American congressman-elect will bring some tech policy chops to Capitol Hill.

Government efficiency vs. performance: How federal employees can drive change from within

COMMENTARY | An important constituency for better government performance is actually among civil servants themselves.

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Politics vs. Policy: Building partnerships with new appointees

COMMENTARY | A survival guide for career civil servants from two longtime civil servants.

Schedule F 2.0...can it be that bad?

COMMENTARY | "Is it the 'end of democracy as we know it' bad?" asks one former federal official.

Key lawmakers back Trump's plans to remove federal workers

GOP leaders say they will back the president-elect's efforts to strip civil-service protections.

Could a new Trump administration push for another federal hiring freeze?

The president-elect's previous experience with a governmentwide 79-day halt to agency hiring could inform his new approach to the federal workforce, if those lessons still apply. 

Employee group urges centralized response to increase in doxxing and threats against federal workers

The Department of Justice Gender Equality Network urged department leadership to create a centralized “triage” team to better tackle instances where members of the public doxx or threaten employees online.

OPM issues guidance for agencies to implement anti-Schedule F regulations

The effort to insulate the federal civil service from former President Trump’s plan to replace potentially tens of thousands of career employees in “policy-related” position with loyalists could be short lived if the Republican nominee wins the election next month.

‘Put them in trauma’: Inside a key MAGA leader’s plans for a new Trump agenda

As OMB director, Russell Vought sought to use Trump’s 2020 Schedule F executive order to strip away job protections for nonpartisan government workers.

Facing tight budgets, agencies turn to workforce restrictions to rein in costs

Biden began his presidency seeking to boost the civil service and improve federal hiring. At many agencies, he is ending it by cutting back.

Trump says he’ll move thousands of federal workers out of Washington. Here’s what happened the first time he tried

The Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters moved from the capital to Colorado in 2020, causing an exodus of leadership. If elected, Trump plans to use the same tactic across more of the federal government.