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House GOP VA Committee members look to make firing of poor-performing VA employees easier

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House Republicans want to make it easier to fire employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Republicans on the House VA Committee are looking to advance the Restore VA Accountability Act. Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) is leading the bill and said the legislation will help the VA get rid of poor performers and those accused of serious misconduct more quickly. Federal employee unions and good-government groups say the bill will only make it harder for the VA to recruit employees. Lawmakers introduced this latest bill after the VA announced…

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GOP resurrects effort to make some feds at-will employees, thus easier to fire

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Republicans have renewed their push to try to make it easier for agencies to fire federal employees. GOP lawmakers in both the House and Senate reintroduced a bill to make feds at-will workers. Proponents of the Public Service Reform Act said it would make it easier to remove poor performers, and create more accountability and efficiency. It is an idea that former President Trump originally touted through a now-revoked executive order that created the Schedule F position classification. Republicans’ new bill would also abolish the Merit Systems Protection Board. Democrat…

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Trump says Republicans would ‘never’ be elected again if it was easier to vote – The Guardian

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Trump says Republicans would ‘never’ be elected again if it was easier to vote  The Guardian New Polls And New Candidates Are Giving Democrats Some Hope Of Flipping The Senate  FiveThirtyEight Saying Quiet Part Very Loud, Trump Admits “You’d Never Have a Republican Elected in This Country Again” If Voting Access Expanded  Common Dreams The Mega-Bailout Leaves 4 Mega-Questions  POLITICO President Trump Argues That More Voting Means More Republican Losses  Mother Jones View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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