October 16, 2018
Washington, DC
Conservatives have long advocated for reform of our civil service to address a system plagued with inefficiency and abuse. Currently, managers within the federal government struggle to fire underperforming employees. This is no more evident than by the public sector firing rate of 3.37% and the private sector firing rate of 17.27%. America needs across the board civil service reform.
The Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2017 (MERIT Act), has been introduced in both the Senate and the House to address these critical issues.
The MERIT Act takes the successful model implemented to reform the Veteran’s Administration, and applies it across the federal government. The bill creates a new process for the head of an agency to remove employees from the civil service for poor performance or misconduct, establishing a practical timeline of 7-21 days for the employee to receive notice, retaining the ability to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board, setting a timeline of a maximum of 30 days for responding to appeals, and creating additional Congressional reporting requirements for the Merit Systems Protection Board when decisions are delayed.
It is more important than ever that Congress commit to quick consideration of this measure, particularly as unelected bureaucrats continue to boldly undermine President Trump. Poor performers–and those who seek to subvert the will of the administration under which they serve–should be held accountable.
We urge the quick consideration and passage of the MERIT Act to improve government efficiency, streamline effective delivery of services, and ensure accountability across the government.
| The Honorable Edwin Meese III Former Attorney General President Ronald Reagan |
Alfred S. Regnery Chairman, Conservative Action Project Chairman, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund |
| Tom McClusky President March for Life Action |
Wesley Denton Former Communications Director Senator Jim DeMint (SC) |
| Rachel Bovard Former Policy Director Senate Steering Committee |
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Former Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan |
| Tim Chapman Executive Director Heritage Action for America |
The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop Former White House Advisor President Ronald Reagan |
| The Honorable Bob McEwen U.S. House of Representatives Former Member, Ohio |
The Honorable Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II President Senate Conservatives Fund |
| Adam Brandon President FreedomWorks |
Cleta Mitchell, Esq. Partner Foley & Lardner LLP |
| William L. Walton Chairman CNP Action, Inc. |
David Bozell President ForAmerica |
| Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund |
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret.) Executive Vice President Family Research Council |
| Jessica Anderson Vice President Heritage Action for America |
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman Constitutional Congress, Inc. |
| The Honorable Jim DeMint United States Senate Former Member, South Carolina |
Ed Corrigan Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project Former Executive Director, Senate Steering Committee |
| Lisa B. Nelson President & CEO ALEC Action |
The Honorable David McIntosh President Club for Growth |
| Ginni Thomas President Liberty Consulting |
L. Brent Bozell, III Founder and President Media Research Center |
| The Honorable James C. Miller III Budget Director for President Reagan |
The Honorable Donald Devine Former Director U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
| The Honorable Charles J. Cooper Former Assistant Attorney General, President Ronald Reagan Cooper & Kirk, PLLC |
The Honorable Donald P. Hodel Former Secretary of Energy Former Secretary of Interior |
| The Honorable Mike Spence Founding President Conservative Republicans of California |
Kevin Freeman Host Economic War Room |
| Heather R. Higgins President Independent Women’s Voice |
Floyd Brown Chairman Western Center for Journalism |
| Quin Hillyer Veteran conservative columnist |
Steve Berger Pastor Grace Chapel |
| Elaine Donnelly President Center for Military Readiness |
Lou Cordia Executive Director Reagan Alumni Association |
| Eric Georgatos President “America, Can We Talk?” Multimedia Platform |
Michelle Easton President Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women |
| Rick Manning President Americans for Limited Government |
Bailey Amaral Director The Windrose Project |
| Jay Mount President MDS Communications |
Tom Schatz President Council for Citizens Against Government Waste |
| Kay R. Daly President Coalition for a Fair Judiciary |
Bob Carlstrom President The Carlstrom Group, LLC |
| Christopher Malagisi Editor in Chief Conservative Book Club |
Tim LeFever Chairman Capitol Resource Institute |
| The Honorable George K. Rasley, Jr. Managing Editor ConservativeHQ.com |
Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith |
| Rod D. Martin Founder and CEO The Martin Organization, Inc. |
Sherri R. Martin Executive Vice President The Martin Organization, Inc. |
| Haley E. Martin President The Martin Foundation |
Shawn A. Mitchell Former National Chaplain National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) |
| Jerry Melvin Former Dean Florida House of Representatives |
Evelio Silvera Campaign for the American Future |
| Sal Russo Co-Founder and Chief Strategist Tea Party Express |
Kirk Uhler Executive Director National Tax Limitation Committee |
| Tom Giovanetti President Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) |
Charlie Copeland President Intercollegiate Studies Institute |
| Bob Adams President Revive America PAC |
Lee Beaman CEO Beaman Automotive Group |
| Col Francis X. De Luca USMCR(Ret) President Emeritus Civitas Institute |
The Honorable Diana Denman Presidential Appointee President Ronald Reagan |
| Susan A. Carleson Chairman/CEO American Civil Rights Union |
Willes K. Lee President National Federation of Republican Assemblies |
| Sean Noble President American Encore |
Anne Schlafly Cori Chairman Eagle Forum |
| Matthew Tyrmand Principal Matthew Tyrmand, LLC |
Peter J. Thomas Chairman The Conservative Caucus |
| The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State House |
Joan Holt Lindsey President Lindsey Communications |
| Dr. Frank Wright CEO D. James Kennedy Ministries |
Seton Motley President Less Government |
| Donna Hearne CEO The Constitutional Coalition |
Nick Logan CEO Cornerstone Payment Systems |
| Dr. Richard Rounsavelle Trustee Media Research Center |
Randy M. Long CEO Long Business Advisors, LLC |
| Roxanne Phillips Member, Executive Committee Council for National Policy |
Mark A. Bloom President TekGeologik LLC |
| Darrel Johnson President Attic Corp |
Craig Dance President Champion Coach |
| Dan Weber President and Founder AMAC, the Association of Mature American Citizens |
John M. Cragg Executive Director Long Island Youth Mentoring |
| Melvin Adams Former President Renewanation |
Ambassador Henry F. Cooper President Reagan’s Chief Defense and Space Negotiator and Former SDI Director High Frontier |
| Chad Connelly President Faith Wins |
Barry Meguiar Founder/President IgniteAmerica/Revival Outside the Walls |
| The Honorable Tom DeLay Former Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives |
C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, Inc. |
| Rob Chambers Vice President AFA Action |
Anthony Saliba Director Fortify Technologies |
| The Honorable Gary L. Bauer President American Values |
John F. Tate President America’s Liberty PAC |
| Olivia Brown Student Arizona Christian University |
Nancy Schulze Founder Women Impacting America |
| Ron Pearson Director Conservative Victory Fund |
Jack Park Conservative Activist and Donor |
| Judson Phillips Founder Tea Party Nation |
Norm Singleton President Campaign for Liberty |
| James L. Martin Founder/Chairman 60 Plus Association |
Saulius “Saul” Anuzis President 60 Plus Association |
| William H. Shaker CEO Washington Marketing Group |
Ralph Benko Columnist |
| Dr. Rick Scarborough Founder Vision America Action |
Khadine L. Ritter Chairman Eagle Forum of Ohio |
| Frank J. Gaffney President and CEO Center for Security Policy |
Alan P. Dye Partner Webster, Chamberlain & Bean |
| Brian Glicklich CEO Brace Digital Strategy |
The Honorable Michael R. Long State Chairman NYS Conservative Party |
| Dr. Russell J. Kilpatrick Physician USAF (Ret) |
Sandy Rios Director of Governmental Affairs American Family Association |
| Paul Liberman Executive Director Alliance for Israel Advocacy |
Jeffrey Mazzella President Center for Individual Freedom |
| William W. Pascoe, III Board Member Tea Party Patriots Action |
Martha Boneta President VCS |
| Jeremy Cerone CEO EliteSafe Inc. |
Derek McCoy Executive Vice President Center for Urban Renewal and Education |
| Caroline C. Lewis Owner Percipio Communications |
Reginald Mark Gill Author & Entrepreneur |
| Allen Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston |
Paavo Ensio Chairman Universal Minerals Group |
| James Hansberger Chairman Legal Immigrants for America |
Amapola Hansberger President Legal Immigrants for America |
| The Honorable Belden Bell Co-Chair Legacy Society The Heritage Foundation |
Matt Mackowiak Executive Director Fight For Tomorrow |
| Rebecca Hagelin Secretary Council for National Policy |
Jason Jones President Movie To Movement |
| Charlie Gerow CEO Quantum Communications |
George Landrith President Frontiers of Freedom |
| James N. Clymer Former National Chairman Constitution Party National Committee |
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