Government Executive

DOJ says lower court ruling would ‘wreak havoc’ on the civil service absent Supreme Court intervention

A federal judge was set to review whether Trump has neutered civil service laws, but the Supreme Court has paused that effort ...
THE WEEK

How the civil service works – and why critics say it needs reform

Keir Starmer has promised "a renewed civil service; more agile, mission-focused and more productive". Like every government in recent history, his is pushing for improved "delivery"; for better ...

Air Transat warns of shutdown starting Monday as pilots issue 72-hour strike notice

Air Transat said it will gradually cease operations starting Monday after its pilots issued a 72-hour strike notice this ...
Government Executive

The Legal Theories at the Heart of Trump’s Order Politicizing the Civil Service

Federal employees and experts in the good government and academic community reacted in shock last month after President Trump signed an executive order undoing more than a century of federal civil ...
NJ.com

First fix civil service, then let taxpayers vote on whether to opt-out

Civil service. It evokes images of inefficient agencies manned by slackers nestled in a bureaucratic bosom. They are virtually impossible to fire, their pay far exceeding their abilities. But there’s ...