Former President Carter’s recent death reminds us that it's been almost 50 years since the Civil Service Reform Act was passed. Stuart Eizenstat, Carter’s chief domestic adviser, told Federal News ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – A bill is expected next week from the Joint Committee on Public Service proposing reforms to the state’s 140-year-old civil service law that governs how jobs at police, fire, and other ...

With several Massachusetts municipalities opting out of the civil service and many more considering that route, something had to be done to update a system clearly out of step with the times. As of ...