civil service
noun
: the administrative service of a government or international agency exclusive of the armed forces
especially
: one in which appointments are determined by competitive examination
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Currently, only cities that have opted into civil service rules for officers – Austin, Houston and San Antonio among them – can keep a G file.
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Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 26 July 2025
The project proposes sweeping reforms to federal agencies, a rollback of progressive policies on climate, LGBTQ+ rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, along with an expansion of executive power through civil service restructuring.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
His staff rewrote key personnel rules to allow the department to fire foreign service and civil service officials in roles now being phased out.
—Michele Kelemen, NPR, 11 July 2025
But expanding those types of questions to the career civil service is a significant departure.
—Adam Liptak Eileen Sullivan Ana Swanson Grace Ashford, New York Times, 11 June 2025
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Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 26 July 2025
The project proposes sweeping reforms to federal agencies, a rollback of progressive policies on climate, LGBTQ+ rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, along with an expansion of executive power through civil service restructuring.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
His staff rewrote key personnel rules to allow the department to fire foreign service and civil service officials in roles now being phased out.
—Michele Kelemen, NPR, 11 July 2025
But expanding those types of questions to the career civil service is a significant departure.
—Adam Liptak Eileen Sullivan Ana Swanson Grace Ashford, New York Times, 11 June 2025
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“Civil service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20service. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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