08/19/2018
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"A stable civil service is essential for maintaining a level of consistency, reliability, and competence in the American Government."
"I am going to want to ask the three of you some of your thoughts on proposed legislation, the Modern Employment Reform Improvement and Transformation (MERIT) Act..."
"So what is your understanding of how this backlog occurred in the first place?"
"After more than a year without a Board quorum, what is your plan to adjudicate the more than 1,250 cases currently awaiting a decision from the Merit Systems Protection Board?"