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Reforming Florida’s State Career Service
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florida govERNMENt WOULD OPERATE EVEN BETTER UNDER AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT Florida modernized its state government by making supervisors at-will in 2001. These reforms were a success. Several other states have gone entirely at-will. HR directors in these states report this makes their workforces more responsive, flexible, and efficient. Florida can serve…
View EntryAt-Will Employment in the Career Service Would Improve Florida State Government
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Florida’s civil service laws protect state government employees from removal. Most state employees can only be dismissed “for cause.” They can appeal their removal administratively and then in the courts if fired. These removal protections make removing incompetent or intransigent state employees more difficult. Florida partially addressed these problems with…
View EntryMaking the Utah Career Service At-Will Would Improve State Government
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INTRODUCTION Utah’s civil service laws give state government employees extensive removal protections. These restrictions make removing incompetent or intransigent state employees more challenging. A series of incremental reforms have addressed these problems by making some state employees at-will, allowing agencies to dismiss them without going through civil service procedures. State…
View EntryReforming Utah’s State Career Service
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UTAH govERNMENt WOULD OPERATE BETTER WITH AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT One-in-three Utah state employees serve at-will. The remaining workers have civil service job protections that require 8 months for dismissals. Other states have entirely at-will workforces. HR directors in those states report an at-will makes their workforce more responsive, flexible & efficient.…
View Entry21 Years After 9/11, Has DHS lost its Mission?
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Introduction The tragic attacks on our Nation’s homeland on September 11, 2001, not only launched the Global War on Terrorism but also served as a catalyst for transforming the Intelligence Community (IC), America’s approach to the counterterrorism mission, and immigration. Directly after the attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 Americans, the…
View EntryRenewing our Strength in the Middle East: The Second Anniversary of the Abraham Accords
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The America First Policy Institute and the Abraham Accords Peace Institute are honored to invite you to mark the second anniversary of the signing of the historic Abraham Accords agreement between the governments of Israel and its neighbors. The event will celebrate the regional diplomatic progress made in the last…
View EntryAbraham Accords Mindset: A Bold Vision for the Middle East and America
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Topline Points What made the Abraham Accords successful was not simply the agreement on paper, but the embrace of a “mindset” shared by Israel, its Arab neighbors, and America’s leadership. The features of this mindset are: traditions and history matter more than ideology; strong borders remove barriers; progress depends on…
View EntryAmerica First in the Middle East: The Middle East Peace Project at AFPI
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Topline Points The America First Policy Institute’s Middle East Peace Project builds on the Trump Administration’s approach to the Middle East, particularly the Abraham Accords. By addressing today’s new threats to peace, both in the Middle East and at home, this Project takes a holistic view of policymaking as tied…
View EntryAFPI Introduces Occupational Licensing Reform Initiative to Honor Our Military and the American Worker
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As we approach the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we think of the families who lost so many loved ones that fateful day and remain thankful for the hundreds of police officers, firefighters, and other first responders who risked their lives for their fellow Americans. Of course, that day…
View EntryPARENT TOOLKIT - The 9 on Title IX What you need to know about the Biden Administration’s proposed changes to Title IX
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INTRODUCTION This year marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, legislation that applies to K-12 and postsecondary schools that received federal funding. Title IX guarantees that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from the participation in,…
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