In less than one month, Congress has taken many actions that impact federal employees and the public they serve. The House of Representatives, for example, passed the so-called Holman rule to allow any representative to single out a civil servant who disagrees with them politically, and end their career.
There are a few more pieces of legislation that we need to pay attention to. Some proposals are clearly aimed at punishing non-supporters and bringing back a patronage system abolished in the 1880s after President Garfield was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker. The civil service is clearly in danger of being compromised through political interference which will make it a lot more difficult for federal employees to support and keep our communities safe.
President Trump’s illegal directives keep coming, but federal workers who take the oath to uphold the Constitution are not taking it lying down.
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In an early victory for government workers, a federal judge has granted a limited temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from implementing its deferred resignation program and suspending the Feb. 6 midnight deadline for federal employees to respond.
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A federal judge partially blocked Elon Musk’s access to the Treasury Department’s payment systems in response to a lawsuit filed by AFGE and allies.
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