Democrats say they are worried about reports that about 700 career diplomats will be fired. The agency has said it plans to ...

A State Department spokesman declined to answer questions about the timing of RIF notices but told reporters, “we have no ...

The Trump administration's plans to convert some 50,000 civil servants into at-will employees has some worried that essential ...

President Trump is changing how the government hires and fires workers. His critics warn he's politicizing the workforce, with negative consequences for the American people.

This model may sound unprecedented in the Middle East, but it is not so different from the federal system of the United Arab Emirates or that of the United States.

Trump’s Odious New Demand of the Civil Service: Loyalty Oaths They were a disaster when Harry Truman forced them on federal workers—but at least he demanded loyalty to the United States, not ...

Trump also fired Hampton Dellinger, who until recently served as the special counsel of the United States, a role that investigates alleged violations of federal civil service protections and ...

The federal government is the largest employer in the U.S., with just over 3 million civilian civil service workers. These workers are responsible for everything from delivering your mail to ...

GREENBERGER: It was most definitely the beginning of the professional civil service that we have now. And in subsequent decades, they added civil service protections for more workers, and it grew and ...