"Plaintiffs are from three unions: The American Federation of Government Employees, the American federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and the National Association of Government employees. "One of the cornerstones of American democracy is a nonpartisan, career civil service based on merit, not political loyalty," per the suit, which cites civil service laws dating back to the 19th Century."
"The Trump administration included four open-ended essay questions that could be used to evaluate candidates. Some relate to job performance like work ethic or efficiency. One question was widely criticized: "How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role?" The question asked candidates to identify executive orders or policy decisions that are significant to you and explain how they'd help implement them."
"The White House and OPM said later that these questions are not mandatory. Neither immediately responded to Axios request for comment on Thursday. In June, an official from OPM defended the questions to Axios. "The President has the power of superintendence over the Executive Branch and clear statutory authority to ask these questions of prospective employees. He is not imposing a loyalty test by doing so," they"
A lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the Office of Personnel Management over its May merit-hiring plan. Plaintiffs are three unions: the American Federation of Government Employees, the American federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and the National Association of Government Employees. The plan included four open-ended essay questions, one asking how a candidate would advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities. Those questions appeared on over 5,800 listings for career civil service roles, including nonpolitical positions. The White House and OPM later said the questions are not mandatory, and an OPM official defended the authority to ask them.
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