President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are working to dramatically reduce the size of the federal civil service. They have already laid off numerous government employees who work on issues ranging from ...

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., ...

In May 2022, Boris Johnson announced he would cut civil service numbers by 91,000, and in October 2023, Jeremy Hunt unveiled ...

A proposed constitutional amendment would give Louisiana lawmakers new authority to remove jobs from the state’s protected civil service system, while also shortening terms and tightening limits for ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Finding and retaining a civil service job in New York just got easier. On Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul, alongside the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal ...

The federal civil service, which has many virtues, is also a bit of a mess. This is not only my view but that of almost every former Democratic administration official I know, going back to President ...

Which of President Donald Trump’s executive orders are the most — and least — popular? Here’s what a new Morning Consult poll found. Photo from Tabrez Syed, UnSplash President Donald Trump and his ...

(Bloomberg) -- The UK will slash the number of civil servants and use artificial intelligence to boost efficiency in the government, a senior cabinet minister said on Sunday. “The central civil ...