Federal Government Can Conduct Merit-Based Hiring After Carter-Era Judicial Decree Abolished

Federal government can conduct merit-based hiring after Carter-era judicial decree abolished

"Today, the Justice Department removed that barrier and reopened federal employment opportunities based on merit—not race," said Harmeet Dhillon.

Federal Government DEI Program Bites the Dust After 44 Years

Justice Department ends 44-year-old DEI hiring mandate, reshaping federal workforce standards.

Merit-Based Hiring Is Back On, Baby!

On Friday, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice put an end to a Carter administration decree that required federal agencies to get permission before implementing testing of job applicants to determine who was the best person for the position. It made Affirmative Action/DEI hiring much too easy to abuse. Since we’ve had a black […] The post Merit-Based Hiring Is Back On, Baby! appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

For The First Time In 40 Years, The Federal Government Can Judge Applicants By Merit

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.In 1981, Angel Luevano sued the federal government over the Professional and Administrative Career Examination, a test that helped identify the best and brightest …