The rules around federal probationary periods gained attention after an OPM memo asked agencies for lists of all their ...

Agencies have until April 20 to recommend federal employee positions to be converted into the new “Policy/Career” ...

In this installment, we focus on Project 2025's proposed elimination of 2 million federal civil service positions and the transformation of the remaining positions to at-will employment.

The federal civil service system exists to ensure that hiring and firing decisions are based on merit, not political favoritism. Legal and procedural standards, enforced by the U.S. Merit Systems ...