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Without congressional action by September, the federal government’s wildland firefighters will see their paychecks shrink as temporary pay increases exp.
At the very pinnacle of the modern Progressive program to make government competent stands the ideal of a professionalized, career civil service. Since the turn of the 20th century, Progressives have sought a system that could effectively select, train, reward, and guard from partisan influence the neutral scientific experts they believe are required to staff the national government and run the administrative state. The U.S. merit system, initiated by the Pendleton Act of 1883
A Senate committee also advanced legislation this week that would make it easier for federal firefighters to qualify for workers compensation benefits i.