Preventing a Patronage System Act

Democrats revive anti-Schedule F bill, with a few tweaks and a new name

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) reintroduced bicameral legislation to prevent presidential administrations from reclassifying federal…

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Union leaders, lawmakers call for expanded pay, benefits for federal workforce

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Workforce changes may still lie ahead for federal employees in 2023

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Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., is interviewed about the Relay, an electric autonomous vehicle, in Fairfax, Va., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The future of transportation arrived in northern Virginia, looking like a big blue toaster on wheels that can seat six and drive itself through the region’s notorious traffic. State and local officials debuted the Relay system Thursday, an all-electric, autonomous vehicle that will provide free shuttle rides back and forth from the Dunn Loring Metrorail stop to the bustling Mosaic District in Fairfax County, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Language to block future Schedule F absent from compromise version of NDAA

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Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bills, amendments linger in Congress with lasting implications for feds

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Two agencies took initial steps to implement Schedule F, GAO finds

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The sun shines on the dome of Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate Dems ‘pushing to follow suit’ after House passes bill to block any future Schedule F

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Bill to prevent Schedule F from resurfacing advances out of House committee

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The ‘Preventing a Patronage System Act’ can preserve a merit-based civil service

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GSA’s chief information officer is on a hiring spree

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Senate Dems introduce bill to prevent Schedule F from resurfacing

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