Trump eliminated job security for federal employees. A court wants to fix that. | Vox

Trump shut down the agency that protects civil servants from illegal firings. An appeals court has a plan to fix that...

https://www.vox.com/donald-trump/415466/supreme-court-trump-civil-servants-owen-immigration-judges 

 

Michael Lewis on Amazing Government Workers (Al Franken podcast)

From the start of Donald Trump's second term, he's been eager to cut the federal workforce. So, Elon Musk headed the newly minted DOGE to begin slashing tens of thousands of jobs.

Our friend, Michael Lewis, author of "The Big Short" and, most recently, "Who is Government?," joins us to share stories of public servants who not only improved this country but have saved countless lives. Those improvements and breakthroughs could only have happened through the power and effectiveness of a strong government. 

Lewis warns of the long-term consequences of dismantling agencies like USAID and removing oversight mechanisms. The public might not immediately feel these impacts, but the results will eventually be catastrophic, particularly for vulnerable populations worldwide. Lewis explains that DOGE was never about fraud, waste, and abuse. It's always been about ideology, power, and money. 
Interview: 

https://youtu.be/pl0Eh0DlQps?si=RYu_p6xpCNq3OoWi

Rightwing watchlist found of mostly Black federal health workers (The Guardian)

Federal workers alarmed at Heritage Foundation-backed watchdog's list of civil servants in health equity roles…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/black-health-federal-workers-watchlist

🚨🚨 Trump carries out scheme firing more civil servants

https://youtu.be/1DrNoEZ-x0A?si=DOWQD5iiGvzdMA_o

Politicians may rail against the ‘deep state,’ but research shows federal workers are effective and committed, not subversive

Often, what they're referring to is what we, as scholars of the inner workings of democracy, call "the administrative state." At times, these critics use a label of collective distrust and disapproval for government workers that sounds more sinister: "the deep state."… 

Most of them are devoted civil servants. Across hundreds of interviews and surveys of people who have made their careers in government, what stands out most to us is their commitment to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.

https://theconversation.com/politicians-may-rail-against-the-deep-state-but-research-shows-federal-workers-are-effective-and-committed-not-subversive-225061

GOP revives Holman Rules, allowing lawmakers to target federal agencies, employees - The Washington Post

"I think it's another intimidation tool for civil servants who are simply doing their job," said Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) in an interview. "It is designed to provide a chill effect on the ability of civil servants to do their jobs and carry out enforcement regulations and compliance with the law."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/10/gop-holman-rule-unions-biden-congress/

Opinion | How to stop Trump's Schedule F sneak attack on the civil service - The Washington Post

…Donald Trump is planning, were he to be reelected as president, to replace vast swaths of government experts with his own army of tens of thousands of loyalists. This is a direct threat to democracy and the rule of law. 

The only reason for Trump to do this is to make it easier to fire federal employees who dare to disagree with him...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/26/trump-schedule-f-civil-service/

Inside Trump '25: A radical plan for Trump’s second term

Former President Trump's top allies are preparing to radically reshape the federal government if he is re-elected, purging potentially thousands of civil servants and filling career posts with loyalists to him and his "America First" ideology, people involved in the discussions tell Axios…

https://www.axios.com/2022/07/22/trump-2025-radical-plan-second-term

Trump’s Order Sets the Stage for Loyalty Tests for Thousands of Feds - Government Executive

…"This is an aggressive effort to uproot the traditions of a highly skilled and politically impartial public service that have made the country great for more than a century. It is a bold effort to shift the constitutional balance of power, to weaken Congress, and to push aside the public's right to participate in the process that shapes the regulations affecting them"...

https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/10/trumps-order-sets-stage-loyalty-tests-thousands-feds/169492/