The "Saving the Civil Service Act" aims to protect the civil service system from partisan influence by preventing political appointees from interfering in career federal employees' work. The bill prohibits political appointees from giving orders to career employees, ensures merit-based hiring and promotion processes, and establishes penalties for violations. It seeks to uphold the integrity of the civil service system and safeguard it against undue political pressures.
2023-02-14: Introduced in House
2023-02-14: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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Wow, based on the title, this bill seems very one-sided and geared toward keeping people in jobs that maybe they shouldn't be in. Don't federal employees already have virtually every safeguard in place to not get fired? We should be going in the other direction.