Transparency and accountability are cornerstones of trust in government. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel exists to protect ...

Columbus City Council members voted 7-0 to approve a resolution that rejects the establishment of a merit system for the city’s police and fire departments. Resolutions only have to be voted on once ...

The Board of Public Works and Safety on Tuesday gave approval for the city’s police and fire departments to send out a notice to active members regarding a pending vote in order to determine whether ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a five-part series from the National Academy of Public Administration looking at the challenges and urgency of modernizing the civil service. Find the Academy’s ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - An informative meeting and a chance for public comment regarding a hasty effort to change the ways in which South Bend police officers are disciplined if they make mistakes ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Mike Osburn (R-Edmond) hosted an interim study recently before the House Government Efficiency Committee to examine possible changes to the merit system for state employees.

Most Missouri state employees are at-will workers not entitled to seniority protections or grievance rights when they are fired, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In an opinion that overturned ...