WASHINGTON (AP) — Evelyn Seabrook was able to buy a home even though she had only a high school diploma. Glenn Flood worked his way up the career ladder to become a public affairs officer for ...

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Civil service is another term for “professional workforce” and we want this in government, right? And yet, as I write this, ...

President Donald Trump has moved to dramatically shrink the size of the federal workforce and mass terminations have already ...

The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population ...

Thousands of people have lost their jobs, although the final number isn't clear. One fired worker says, "they have no idea ...

Every time a new administration takes office, the federal civil service system faces scrutiny ... employees are not at all unique in the United States; in fact, similar protections are enjoyed ...

CPAC gathering: Mr. Trump made a triumphant return to the Conservative Political Action Conference, reveling in his acts of ...

Other federal agencies and appointees—including leaders of the United States military—were impediments ... Trump’s campaign against the civil service, as one manager working in the federal ...

President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...