GOP lawmaker rolls out MERIT Act to restructure federal workforce based on private sector model
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Barry Loudermilk rolled out a measure Thursday that would reform and restructure the federal workforce by focusing on hiring and retaining officials on a merit basis, modeling employee dismissal with that of the private sector, Fox News Digital has learned. Loudermilk, R-Ga., re-introduced the Modern Employment Reform, Improvement and Transformation (MERIT)…