A major hurdle to merit-based hiring within the federal workforce was overcome last week, setting the stage for President Donald J. Trump to make good on another key promise to restore the high standards that taxpayers expect from federal service.
"A decades-old court order that blocked the federal government from using tests to measure job applicants' skills was terminated by a D.C. judge on Friday, setting the stage for an overhaul of the federal workforce that could be one of President Donald Trump's most lasting achievements. […]
'We're making civil service great again,' OPM Director Scott Kupor told The Daily Wire Friday.
The move opens the door to technocratic hiring assessments that allow the government to hire applicants who objectively demonstrate the most aptitude. Kupor told The Daily Wire in an interview that the move means Americans may start getting better service at government agencies, with government being more helpful and responsive. […]
'We're going to be able to attract really, really good people, because they're going to be fairly tested for their merit,' he said. 'It also really does eliminate a lot of potential for a bias in the hiring process if you actually use objective standards.'
'This is a win for fairness, as well as a win for getting American people the ability to get people with the appropriate skills into the right jobs.'"
