Bye-bye to 'GS, And Other Trial Balloons From OPM's John Berry

If the federal civil service had a flag, it would be flying upside down.

The civil service is in distress — not dead, but in need of rescue.

Recognizing this, John Berry, the Office of Personnel Management director, ran some sweeping ideas up the flagpole on Monday to see who salutes. At the same time he heaped praise on the “unsung heroes” of the civil service who make safe the water we drink, the air we breathe and the roads we travel. But don’t be s...