Fragility of Merit - Presidential Power and the Civil Service Under Trump

The Fragility of Merit examines in detail the importance of a professionally competent and politically neutral public service. Illustrating the fragility of the federal civil service in the U.S, this book will benefit researchers, academics and students with an interest in public administration, government, and bureaucracy.

List of contents

1. The Evolution of the U.S. Public Service and the Concept of Merit 2. Personnel is Power: Controlling Government by Controlling the Civil Service 3. Disabling the Merit Systems Protection Board 4. Trump’s Executive Orders on Federal Labor Relations 5. The Effort to Dismantle OPM 6. The Creation of Schedule F 7. Changing Course at the FLRA 8. The Risk to Expertise

About the author

J. Edward Kellough is the Thomas P. and M. Jean Lauth Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Georgia where he serves as Head of the Department of Public Administration and Policy. Dr. Kellough specializes primarily in the field of public-sector human resources management. He is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, has served as President of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA), and has served as Chair of the Section on Public Administration of the American Political Science Association and as Chair of the American Society for Public Administration, Section of Personnel and Labor Relations and the Section on Public Administration Education.

Summary

The Fragility of Merit examines in detail the importance of a professionally competent and politically neutral public service. Illustrating the fragility of the federal civil service in the U.S, this book will benefit researchers, academics and students with an interest in public administration, government, and bureaucracy.

Product details

• Authors: J. Edward Kellough
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032656342
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265634-2
• No. of pages: 140
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Political structure & processes, Organizational theory & behaviour, Public Administration, United States of America, USA, Personnel & human resources management, Personnel and human resources management, Organizational theory and behaviour, Political structure and processes, Public ownership / nationalization, Civil service and public sector, Civil Service & Public Sector