You might think that the initiative to convert career civil service employees to political appointees might have died at the end of the Trump administration. You’d be wrong. As the 2024 presidential ...

A proposed state law that would reform the police civil service promotion process for high-ranking positions in Lafayette to mirror the setup in Lake Charles has received early support from a Senate ...

President Cleveland adding boards labelled "Extension of Civil Service Reform under President Cleveland" to a fence with boards labelled "Extension of Civil Service Reform under Pres. Harrison", ...

From May 20 to 21, Abuja will host one of the most consequential gatherings in contemporary public administration — the 2026 International Civil Service ...

As I noted in my first installment, there’s a lot going on in the federal civil service world these days—that includes most of “what” the Trump Administration is trying to accomplish in that regard, ...

The hosts of the Throughline podcast bring us the story of how a presidential assassination gave rise to the modern federal civil service. The federal government is the largest employer in the U.S., ...

Earlier this year President Trump dealt another blow to the civil service with an executive order establishing a new “Schedule G” classification expanding the number of political appointments in ...

After Gov. Jeff Landry earlier this month attempted to remove civil service protections for hundreds of engineers and attorneys across state government, a broader effort to give Louisiana elected ...

A recent survey of Kazakh civil servants reveals gaps in training and career development. Fostering greater international collaboration could play a critical role in addressing these challenges. One ...

From May 20 to 21, Abuja will host one of the most consequential gatherings in contemporary public administration -- the 2026 International Civil Service Conference (ICSC). Convened by the Office of ...