A new proposal from the Trump administration would take away one of the main safeguards federal employees have when they are fired. It would strip an independent review board of its power to hear appeals from terminated workers and block those employees from taking their cases to court. If this moves forward, federal workers caught up in a future reduction in force could lose their ability to challenge whether their firing was fair, lawful, or politically motivated.
This matters because these protections exist to keep the civil service fair and based on merit, not favoritism or retaliation. Without independent review, employees who speak up about problems, report waste or misconduct, or simply fall out of favor could have far fewer options to defend themselves. That weakens accountability and makes the entire federal workforce more vulnerable.
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