Trump May Reference Civil Service Overhaul in State of Union

President Donald Trump may mention plans to reform the federal workforce in his State of the Union address Jan. 30.

“It’s rumored that the president is likely to reference civil service reform in the State of the Union,” Robert Shea, a former official at the White House Office of Management and Budget, told Bloomberg Law Jan. 29.

A second source, a former high-level government official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, also said Trump may use the speech to call for an overhaul of the federal civil service system. That source said the overhaul could include a proposal to ...