New Biden rule aims to protect US federal employees if Trump is elected

Photo caption: The US Office of Personnel Management in Washington DC. Photo credit: Mark Schiefelbein / AP. Article by Guardian staff and agency. The Guardian – April 4, 2024. The Associated Press contributed reporting.

Regulations will bar career civil servants from being reclassified as political appointees – who are more easily dismissed

Joe Biden’s administration issued a new rule on Thursday making it harder to fire thousands of federal employees, hoping to head off the risk that if Donald Trump wins back the White House in November he won’t be able to bully and decimate the workforce […]

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