THE CENTER SQUARE—In an attempt to blunt the Trump administration’s culling of the federal workforce, a group of Democrats in Congress is proposing to protect federal workers despite facing a Republican majority and a recent court ruling in favor of the president.
The Stopping to Efficiently Review Varying Impacts of Cuts to Employment Act—or SERVICE Act—and the Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act have been introduced by Reps. Jennifer McClellan, D-Va.; Jamie Raskin, D-Md.; April McClain Delaney, D-Md.; and Nikema Williams, D-Ga.
The SERVICE Act would “prevent” a federal agency from reducing its workforce by 5% or more within a fiscal year. The legislation would also require agencies to conduct a “full impact analysis” the reduction would have on the agency’s mission, followed by the Government Accountability Office “evaluating the accuracy of that…
