Posts tagged reforms
Op-ed: Trump restores America’s control over Washington
February 12, 2026 // President Trump is all too familiar with this injustice. In his first term, senior bureaucrats repeatedly used their power to prevent his priorities from becoming policy. They slow-walked reforms at the Department of Education, refused to prosecute civil rights cases, and circumvented a federal hiring freeze—to name just a few examples. At the start of the second Trump administration, a poll found that 75 percent of federal managers who voted for Kamala Harris planned to disobey instructions they don’t like. But public servants are supposed to serve the public, even if they disagree with the party the public elected. In the private sector, workers could be fired for not doing their job. But until now, presidential administrations couldn’t hold senior bureaucrats accountable because federal rules made them effectively untouchable. While Democrats outnumber Republicans two to one at federal agencies, conservative career officials could also refuse to implement a liberal president’s agenda.
OPM Issues Final Rule Which Allows Agencies to Remove Workers Who Refuse to Implement the will of the American People
February 6, 2026 // I4AW’s commentary was referenced or quoted seven times in the final rule! The rule, called “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service,” authorizes agencies to move policy-influencing positions into Schedule Policy/Career, which will “allow agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions who engage in misconduct, perform poorly, or obstruct the democratic process by intentionally subverting Presidential directives.” Institute for the American Worker submitted a formal comment when the proposed rule was first announced, providing arguments on the need for accountability regarding obstructive government workers.
President Biden Sides Against Union Rank-and-File
May 5, 2022 //