Federal Worker Firings: Trump’s Loyalty Test Will Corrupt the Government - Bloomberg

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world Americas+1 212 318 2000 EMEA+44 20 7330 7500 Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000 My Account The president says he wants a system based on “merit.” It’s clear from his administration’s words that he’s not talking about skills or credentials. Don’t blame him, he just works there. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Listen 5:25 Among President Donald Trump’s boldest power grabs is the one he is making to seize control of the federal workforce, transforming an army of nonpartisan civil service workers into a loyal fiefdom. First came the executive order that would reclassify such jobs as “at-will” positions, with few if any job protections. Then came notices this week, sent out to roughly two million civilian workers urging them to resign or face unpleasant consequences. Ominously titled “Fork in the Road,”

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world Americas+1 212 318 2000 EMEA+44 20 7330 7500 Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000 My Account The president says he wants a system based on “merit.” It’s clear from his administration’s words that he’s not talking about skills or credentials. Don’t blame him, he just works there. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Listen 5:25 Among President Donald Trump’s boldest power grabs is the one he is making to seize con