But the Federal Managers Association (FMA) is apprehensive, even as it supports civil service reform.
“We are very concerned about a government by fiat, making broad, sweeping changes without hearings, legislative review, buy-in from stakeholders and the front-line managers charged with implementing these changes,” FMA President Renee Johnson said. “These executive orders seem to run roughshod over a responsible, deliberate review of the current system, with the possibility of causing real harm to America’s civil service, and therefore, to our country.”