Civil Servants Under Fire

Where Things Stand: Trump Reignites War On Civil Servants Prime Badge
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By | October 23, 2020 1:54 p.m.

President Trump has had an issue with career professionals since he took office.

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on April 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. Top State Dept Officials Admit Failing To Protect Career Staffers From Trump Admin
By | September 4, 2019 6:35 p.m.
‘Ruthless’: How It Feels When The Trump Administration Guts Your Agency
By | August 8, 2019 12:26 p.m.
READ: Draft Termination Notice To USDA Experts Who Refused Rapid Move To KC
By | August 7, 2019 2:20 p.m.
Mulvaney Admits To Ulterior Motive For Suspicious Move Of USDA Experts
By | August 7, 2019 6:00 a.m.
Top Federal Labor Agency Fires Its Union
By | February 14, 2019 6:06 p.m.

I’m not sure about the legalities of this. But it seems kind of remarkable. Federal Labor Relations Authority Chairwoman Colleen Duffy Kiko has announced that she’s decertifying the authority’s own union. In other words, she’s firing the agency’s union. Read More 

DHS Watchdog: Political Appointee Is Stonewalling Probe Into Alleged Retaliation
By | February 14, 2019 12:57 p.m.
Senate Confirms Pentagon Official Robert Wilkie As Head Of VA
By | July 24, 2018 6:50 a.m.
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES - 2018/06/27: Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary Nominee Robert L. Wilkie at the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee in the US Capitol. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Senate Set To Confirm Wilkie For Veterans Affairs Secretary
By | July 23, 2018 6:47 a.m.
on May 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. Report: VA Purging, Reassigning Career Employees Suspected Of Disloyalty
By Alice Ollstein | July 18, 2018 4:01 p.m.
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