Moynihan on Trump challenge when firing federal employees | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Moynihan on Trump challenge when firing federal employees

February 13, 2025 The New York Times

As President Trump sweeps the civil service workforce across federal agencies, there are some roadblocks he's set to encounter. Some laws existing to protect federal employees challenge the efforts of the administration. “Many of these systems have developed over decades, and they’re not necessarily designed at one point in time to achieve a particular purpose,” Don Moynihan from the Ford School at the University of Michigan commented on the protections in place.