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EPISODE · Aug 27, 2026 · 22 MIN

Everyone agrees federal hiring and firing can take a long time, we look at what's actually causing the delay

from The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

When federal employee accountability cases drag on, attention usually turns to rules and protections. A new report looks at what happens inside the process itself and where delays are most likely to occur. It's one thing to identify problems in the accountability process. It's another to build consensus around solutions. In the second half of our conversation, we're discussing tradeoffs, implementation, and what meaningful reform might actually look like with Maureen Klovers and April Harding of We the Doers, a fiscally-sponsored project of The Fund for Constitutional GovernmentSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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