Federal Workforce Reforms in Trump’s Second Term: two scenarios

Authors

  • Karen Baehler American University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v21i1.9713

Keywords:

public administration, federal workforce, federal bureaucracy, federal civil service, Trump reforms, separation of powers, free and frank advice

Abstract

Five early proposals from the second Trump administration add up to a potentially dramatic shift of power within the executive branch of the federal government and between the executive and legislative branches. With help from conservative think tanks and the Republican-led Congress, the 2024 election has opened the door to an increasingly powerful US presidency and an ever-weaker constitutional order.

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Author Biography

Karen Baehler, American University

Karen Baehler is scholar-in-residence in American University’s School of Public Affairs, Washington DC. She was a faculty member of Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Government, 1999–2009, with a simultaneous adjunct appointment in the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.

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Published

2025-02-17

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2025): Policy Quarterly

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