Millions nationwide protested on June 14, including thousands in NJ. What was "No Kings" and what was the turnout? Here's NJ ...

During our guided tour of Fort Sumter with the National Park Service, we discovered an original Civil War artillery shell still embedded in the fort’s brick wall. This powerful visual reminder of the ...

The Senate parliamentarian rejected a GOP attempt to make new federal employees opt to become at-will or face a 10% addition to their FERS contribution rate.

In 1883, Congress created the United States Civil Service Commission to replace the Spoils System with merit hiring and use professional qualification tests to determine job readiness.

The documentary “Riotsville, USA” is, on the surface, a movie about America in the late 1960s, at a time when nightly news stories about civil unrest provoked citizens and politicians alike to ...

Prior to the 1880s, the federal civil service of the United States was entirely staffed by at-will employees who were supporters of the president and the political party that won the most recent ...

Under our “professional” civil service, though, no one is really in charge. Presidents can’t fire the government’s many middle, and even fairly senior, managers without a lot of hassle.

In 1883, Congress created the United States Civil Service Commission to replace the Spoils System with merit hiring and use professional qualification tests to determine job readiness.

Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images. President Trump’s sweeping dismissals of federal employees have revived the debate around the American civil service.

Kirsten Dunst (L) and Jesse Plemons attend the Los Angeles Premiere of A24's "Civil War" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 2, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images) ...