Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was recognized by social media platform Bluesky for authoring its Download of the Week. In the abstract of his article “Presidential Control of the Civil Service,” Prof. Bednar…
Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the New York Times about a group of former General Services Administration workers who are accusing the Trump administration of breaking the law for…
Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by E&E News by Politico about how, according to emails obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, senior executives at the Department of Energy moved…
Professor Nicholas Bednar ’16 was quoted by the Washington Post about the Trump administration attempt to quash fired federal workers’ appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) by arguing…
Professor Nicholas Bednar ’16 was quoted by the Washington Post about about the Trump administration’s decision to cancel the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. In past years, the survey has…
Professor Nicholas Bednar ’16 was quoted in FedScoop about an executive order signed by Donald Trump to establish a new classification of federal workers in policy-related roles who aren’t career civil…
Professor Nicholas Bednar '16 has been appointed as a nonresident fellow to the Brookings Institution's program on Governance Studies. He will use his expertise in administrative capacity and civil-service law to…
Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the New York Times about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow the administration to proceed with mass layoffs at multiple federal agencies. The decision…
Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Reuters about the software that will speed layoffs across the U.S. government. The tool is being rolled out by the federal human resources agency at the heart of Elon…
Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Reuters that despite Elon Musk reportedly stepping back in his cost-cutting role and cabinet members attempting to regain influence in the Trump administration,…
Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in the New York Times about the independent government agency charged with protecting federal workers’ rights dropping its inquiry into the more than 2,000…
Professor Nick Bednar '16 was quoted by The New York Times about two cases that have allowed the federal government to go forward with removing thousands of probationary employees. In both cases, the…
