Thehill.com/opinion/5107846-federal-employees-civil-service-system/var/$summary

«As president, he is threatening to cut 50,000 federal positions. There will be federal employees whom he replaces as part of the usual political turnover, and others whom he will fire as retribution for being disloyal. But when it comes to firing most federal employees, it isn’t as easy as it appears on television. Federal employees are protected by a system that upholds accountability and fairness – values that cannot be undermined for political gain.»