The Democratic Party is feeling the anguish of age. The deaths of three House Democrats since March has dispirited the caucus and given GOP leaders a little more cushion to move their legislative ...

A new vacancy for ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has revived the dispute over the wisdom of a long-honored seniority system that’s helped prevent the ...

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Chief Growth Officer Government, Workday. "Legacy systems are wasting valuable employee time and taxpayer dollars. Federal HR systems must embrace modernization to drive efficiency and enable data ...

Unfortunately, it’s already looking like it will be another win for the old guard, as the party clings to a seniority system that no longer serves it. Connolly has renewed the debate among ...

Yet, the company's hierarchical work culture and lack of frequent job-hopping in the industry made it difficult for her to say no. She blamed Korea's seniority-based pay system. "I'm tired of ...

In an early 1940s scene from The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power, the first book of Robert Caro’s four-volume (so far) biography about the late president, the then-House member vents ...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, will soon have access to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) system that contains sensitive taxpayer information, Fox News has learned.

citing a risk of “irreparable harm,” has temporarily restricted Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing a critical Treasury Department payment system. The judge’s order ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his pro-austerity Department of Government Efficiency tried to access key systems responsible for paying out the federal government’s salaries and bills, pushing a high ...

We need to move to a system where the best judge is selected as the President of the Supreme Court. A Chief of Staff is not chosen based on seniority, nor are government ministers or company ...

Although seniority provides a way to reward long-serving employees, critics argue that the system needs an upgrade. That's because it rewards people based on longevity, and not according to merit.