Biden Administration Aims to Trump-Proof the Federal Work Force
Posted on AllSides September 15th, 2023
From The Left
Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times
When President Biden took office, he swiftly canceled an executive order his predecessor Donald J. Trump had issued that could have enabled Mr. Trump to fire tens of thousands of federal workers and replace them with loyalists. But Democrats never succeeded in enacting legislation to strengthen protections for the civil service system as a matter of law.
Now, with Mr. Trump seemingly poised to win the G.O.P. nomination again, the Biden administration is instead trying to effectively Trump-proof the civil service with a new regulation.
On Friday, the White House proposed...
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