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


The Honorable Kenneth Blackwell
Chairman
Constitutional Congress, Inc.


Rod D. Martin
Founder & CEO
The Martin Organization, Inc.


Haley E. Martin
President
The Martin Foundation


Quin Hillyer  
Veteran Conservative Columnist  


C. Preston Noell III 
President 
Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.  


Ed Corrigan
Vice Chairman,
Conservative Action Project
Former Executive Director

Senate Steering Committee 


Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret)
Executive Vice President
Family Research Council 


William L. Walton
Chairman
CNP Action, Inc.


Rebecca Hagelin
Secretary
Council for National Policy


Lee A. Beaman
CEO
Beaman Automotive Group


Floyd Brown
Chairman
Western Center for Journalism 


James L. Martin
Founder & Chairman
60 Plus Association 


Tom McClusky 
President
March for Life Action  


William W. Pascoe, III
Board Member 

Tea Party Patriots Action 


The Honorable Tom DeLay 
Former Majority Leader
U.S. House of Representatives 


The Honorable Bob McEwen
U.S. House of Representatives
Former Member, Ohio


Willes K. Lee
President
National Federation of Republican Assemblies


Jason S. Jones  
President 
Movie to Movement 


Jeremy Cerone 
CEO 
EliteSafe Inc.  


Adam Brandon 
President
FreedomWorks 


Allen Hebert 
Chairman 
American – Chinese
Fellowship of Houston 


Anne Schlafly Cori
Chairman
Eagle Forum


The Honorable Michael R. Long
State Chairman
NYS
Conservative Party 


Dr. Richard Rounsavelle 
Trustee 
Media Research Center 


Barry J. Meguiar 
Founder / President
IgniteAmerica / Revival Outside the Walls 


Rachel Bovard
Former Policy Director
Senate Steering Committee


Wesley Denton 
Former
Communications Director 

Senator Jim DeMint (SC) 


Tim Chapman 
Executive Director 
Heritage Action for America 


Jessica Anderson
Vice President
Heritage Action for America 


Roxanne Phillips
Member, Executive Committee
Council for National Policy


Ron Pearson 
Director 
Conservative Victory Fund 


The Honorable Jim DeMint 
United States Senate 
Former Member, South Carolina 


Jenny Beth Martin
Chairman
Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund  


Lisa B. Nelson 
President & CEO 
ALEC Action 


Ambassador Henry F. Cooper 
President Reagan’s Chief 
Defense & Space Negotiator
Former SDI Director, High Frontier  


Jack Park
Conservative Activist
and Donor


Derek McCoy
Executive Vice President 
Center for
Urban Renewal and Education 


Col Francis X. De Luca USMCR (Ret) 
President Emeritus 
Civitas Institute 


Susan A. Carleson 
Chairman / CEO 
American Civil Rights Union 


Ralph Benko  
Columnist  


Sean Noble 
President 
American Encore  


Eric Georgatos 
President
“America, Can We Talk?” 

Multimedia Platform  


Matthew Tyrmand 
Principal
Matthew Tyrmand, LLC  


Dr. Frank Wright 
CEO 
D. James Kennedy Ministries 


Darrel Johnson 
President
Attic Corp 


Melvin Adams 
Former President 
Renewanation 


Chad Connelly 
President 
Faith Wins  


Rob Chambers 
Vice President 
AFA Action 


Olivia Brown 
Student 
Arizona Christian University  


Judson Phillips
Founder 

Tea Party Nation  


William H. Shaker  
CEO
Washington Marketing Group  


Dr. Rick Scarborough 
Founder 
Vision America Action 


Frank J. Gaffney 
President and CEO 
Center for Security Policy 


Brian Glicklich  
CEO 
Brace Digital Strategy 


Dr. Russell J. Kilpatrick
Physician 
USAF (Ret)  


Paul Liberman 
Executive Director 
Alliance for Israel Advocacy  


James Hansberger
Chairman 
Legal Immigrants for America 


Charlie Gerow 
CEO 
Quantum Communications 


The Honorable Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II 
President 
Senate Conservatives Fund  


David Bozell  
President  
ForAmerica  


L. Brent Bozell, III 
Founder and President 
Media Research Center 


The Honorable Donald Devine 
Former Director 
U.S. Office of Personnel Management 


The Honorable Donald P. Hodel  
Former Secretary of Energy
Former Secretary of Interior  


Steve Berger
Pastor  
Grace Chapel

 

The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop
Former
White House Advisor,

President Ronald Reagan 


The Honorable James C. Miller III 
Budget Director for 
President Reagan 


Sherri R. Martin
Executive Vice President
The Martin Organization, Inc.


Shawn A. Mitchell
Former National Chaplain
National Federation of Republican Assemblies


Evelio Silvera
Campaign for the American Future 


Ginni Thomas   
President 
Liberty Consulting  


Alfred S. Regnery
Chairman,
Conservative Action Project
Chairman,
Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund 


Heather R. Higgins 
President 
Independent Women’s Voice


The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr.
Former Chief Domestic Advisor
President Ronald Reagan  


Rick Manning
President 

Americans for Limited Government 


The Honorable David McIntosh
President 
Club for Growth 


Jay Mount
President 
MDS Communications 


The Honorable Belden Bell
Co-Chair Heritage Legacy Society
The Heritage Foundation 


Saulius “Saul” Anuzis 
President
60 Plus Association 


Bob Adams 
President
Revive America PAC  


Charlie Copeland 
President 
Intercollegiate Studies Institute 


Peter J. Thomas 
Chairman 
The Conservative Caucus 


Caroline C. Lewis
Owner 
Percipio Communications 


The Honorable Mike Hill 
Former Member 
Florida State House  


The Honorable Gary L. Bauer 
President 
American Values 


Bob Carlstrom
President
The Carlstrom Group, LLC 


Christopher Malagisi 
Editor in Chief
Conservative
Book Club


The Honorable George K. Rasley, Jr. 
Managing Editor 
ConservativeHQ.com  


Dan Weber 
President and Founder,
Association of 
Mature American Citizens 


Kevin Freeman
Host 
Economic War Room  


Kay R. Daly
President
Coalition for a Fair Judiciary


Robert K. Fischer
Meeting Coordinator
Conservatives of Faith 


Michelle Easton  
President,
Clare Boothe Luce 
Center  for Conservative Women   


The Honorable Mike Spence
Founding President
Conservative Republicans of California


Jerry Melvin
Former Dean 
Florida House of Representatives 


Sal Russo 
Co-Founder and Chief Strategist 
Tea Party Express 


Tom Giovanetti 
President 
Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI)  


Donna Hearne
CEO
The Constitutional Coalition


Elaine Donnelly
President
Center for Military Readiness 


Joan Holt Lindsey
President
Lindsey Communications 


The Honorable Charles J. Cooper 
Former Assistant Attorney General
President Ronald Reagan
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 


Cleta Mitchell, Esq.
Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP 


Tom Schatz 
President,
Council for Citizens 
Against Government Waste 


Lou Cordia 
Executive Director 
Reagan Alumni Association 


Bailey Amaral 
Director 
The Windrose Project 


Reginald Mark Gill  
Author & Entrepreneur   


Tim LeFever 
Chairman 
Capitol Resource Institute  


James N. Clymer 
Former National Chairman
Constitution Party
National Committee  


Kirk Uhler 
Executive Director
National Tax Limitation Committee 


The Honorable Diana Denman 
Presidential Appointee 
President Ronald Reagan 


Seton Motley 
President
Less Government 


Nick Logan 
CEO
Cornerstone Payment Systems 


Randy M. Long 
CEO 
Long Business Advisors, LLC  


Mark A. Bloom 
President 
TekGeologik LLC  


Craig Dance  
President
Champion Coach   


John M. Cragg
Executive Director  

Long Island Youth Mentoring 


Anthony Saliba 
Director
Fortify Technologies  


John F. Tate 
President 
America’s Liberty PAC 


Nancy Schulze 
Founder 
Women Impacting America 


Norm Singleton   
President 
Campaign for Liberty  


Khadine L. Ritter
Chairman 
Eagle Forum of Ohio   


Alan P. Dye 
Partner Webster, 
Chamberlain & Bean  


Sandy Rios
Director of Governmental Affairs
American Family Association  


Jeffrey Mazzella 
President 
Center for Individual Freedom 


Martha Boneta 
President 
VCS  


Paavo Ensio  
Chairman  
Universal Minerals Group  


Amapola Hansberger
President
Legal Immigrants for America  


Matt Mackowiak 
Executive Director
Fight For Tomorrow


George Landrith  
President  
Frontiers of Freedom  

 

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