The proposal mirrors a House plan that would undermine civil service protections and give a president like Trump more power ...

If passed, this job reform would mark a deep shift in the rules of federal employment in the United States, with consequences ...

It should say something about the whiplash the Trump administration has inflicted on the federal workforce that the person ...

Many critics say the administration is scrapping a nonpartisan, merit-based civil service in favor of a biased, politicized ...

Government employees swept up in President Trump’s purge meet for happy hour and gather virtually as they navigate the stress ...

We’re looking to hear from federal government workers. If you’re willing to talk with us, please email us at tips@nbcuni.com or contact us through one of ... number of civil servants hasn ...

There were 2.08 million workers in the federal civil service in 1984 ... But from 1980 to 2010, the U.S. population grew by more than one-third, from 227 million to 309 million.

Removing civil service protections would make workers easier to fire. The White House said the proposed rule would address "unaccountable, policy-determining federal employees who put their own ...