Civil service
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Save the PMF Program or Risk Losing a Generation of Public Servants
The Trump administration's elimination of the PMF program will have negative long-term consequences for an entire generation of policymakers.
The Real National Security Betrayal Isn’t Who Leaves—It’s What Gets Dismantled
The real national security threat from the Trump administration's civil service purges isn’t who might go rogue—it’s the dismantling of the systems built to prevent betrayal.
On the Role of State Department Career Attorneys
Ascribing indifference or, at worst, malevolent motives to career attorneys who are unable to refute such claims as they are bound by privilege is truly disappointing.
The Legal Defects in the Trump Administration’s Attempts to Deregulate Without Notice and Comment
The Trump administration's efforts to circumvent the APA's notice-and-comment requirements risk setting a damaging precedent.
Too Big to Be Lawful: A Federal Court Halts Mass Layoffs Across the Civil Service
A recent court decision has made clear that reorganizing the federal government can't proceed through backdoor executive planning.
The Just Security Podcast: What’s Next for U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance?
Expert panel considers the proposed restructuring of the State Department and unpacks the implications for U.S. foreign policy, what's at stake, and what lies ahead.
Vanishing Accountability? The Need to Preserve U.S. Federal Financial Transparency
As threats to open data and financial accountability grow in the United States, it is essential to protect transparency at all costs.
DOGE’s Growing Reach into Personal Data: What it Means for Human Rights
Congress should update the Privacy Act to prevent DOGE from violating U.S. international rights obligations.
Unpacking the Voice of America Litigation
Recent rulings by federal judges provide templates for opposing the destruction of congressionally-created agencies like the Voice of America.
Dropping U.S. Biodefenses: Why Cuts to Federal Health Agencies Make Americans Less Safe
Top experts write that the Trump administration's sweeping changes to HHS will make the United States highly insecure, not healthy.
The Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened Series, CIA Officers’ Lawsuit at Intersection of DEI and National Security
A small number of intelligence officers who were fired because one of their duties involved DEI efforts at CIA have sued to keep their jobs.
What Just Happened: Musk-OPM Send Email to Federal Employees Asking for Five Accomplishments
The OPM's recent email and online threat by Elon Musk demonstrate that resignations and layoffs will continue — whether lawful or not.