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The Trump administration is taking steps to make it easier to fire federal workers by stripping away their civil service protections.
NPR's Shannon Bond reports.
The Office of Personnel Management proposed a new rule on Friday,
reclassifying many federal jobs as quote, at-will employees.
OPM estimates 50,000 positions, or about 2% of the federal workforce, will be reclassified.
President Trump said on social media that if government workers quote,
refused to advance the policy interests of the president or are engaging in corrupt behavior,
they should no longer have a job.
The Trump administration is pushing to shrink the federal government and exert more control over it.
The American Federation of Government Employees says this latest action will quote,
undermine the professional civil service that Americans rely on.
Shannon Bond, NPR News.
Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen says the Kilmour of Rego Garcia case is not just about one man,
it's about protecting constitutional rights.