Luke Rosiak

Internal documents from the Biden era showed the VA offering essentially everything other than surgery, including prosthetic male appendages and breasts. The documents show the VA also offered hormone therapy and voice training and used the fill-in-the-blanks form letter to convince outside surgeons to do sex changes.

Internal documents from the Biden era showed the VA offering essentially everything other than surgery, including prosthetic male appendages and breasts. The documents show the VA also offered hormone therapy and voice training and used the fill-in-the-blanks form letter to convince outside surgeons to do sex changes.

It trained staff how to use a vague, unlisted procedure code to bill body hair removal to taxpayers. The Trump administration today said it's put a stop to these procedures, except for veterans already undergoing them. VA Secretary Doug Collins said the money saved would be redirected to support severely injured vets.

It trained staff how to use a vague, unlisted procedure code to bill body hair removal to taxpayers. The Trump administration today said it's put a stop to these procedures, except for veterans already undergoing them. VA Secretary Doug Collins said the money saved would be redirected to support severely injured vets.

Hey, John. So in the 1970s, a group of minorities objected to the federal government's use of a test called the Professional Administrative Career Examination. Now, that test accurately predicted who would go on to be an excellent employee, but a lawsuit said it was racist because blacks and Hispanics didn't score as highly as whites on average.

Hey, John. So in the 1970s, a group of minorities objected to the federal government's use of a test called the Professional Administrative Career Examination. Now, that test accurately predicted who would go on to be an excellent employee, but a lawsuit said it was racist because blacks and Hispanics didn't score as highly as whites on average.

Now, Jimmy Carter, who was president, said the test was fair, rigorously constructed, and useful. But after he lost election, he settled with the plaintiffs and entered into something called the Luévano Consent Decree, which ended the hiring exam and gave the plaintiffs veto power over its replacement. That was only supposed to last for five years.

Now, Jimmy Carter, who was president, said the test was fair, rigorously constructed, and useful. But after he lost election, he settled with the plaintiffs and entered into something called the Luévano Consent Decree, which ended the hiring exam and gave the plaintiffs veto power over its replacement. That was only supposed to last for five years.

But the Office of Personnel Management ran into a problem. It tried six times, but no test that accurately identified competent employees also led to what was required by the decree, which is zero statistically significant differences in hire rates by race.

But the Office of Personnel Management ran into a problem. It tried six times, but no test that accurately identified competent employees also led to what was required by the decree, which is zero statistically significant differences in hire rates by race.

The result is that more than 40 years later, federal agencies tasked with hiring millions of people are forbidden from using objective skills tests. to find the most skilled applicants.

The result is that more than 40 years later, federal agencies tasked with hiring millions of people are forbidden from using objective skills tests. to find the most skilled applicants.

Exactly. OPM finally came up with one test that would result in a high proportion of minorities. And it's basically just a self-assessment. The government now largely relies on a 136 question quiz where applicants rate themselves on how qualified they think they are.

Exactly. OPM finally came up with one test that would result in a high proportion of minorities. And it's basically just a self-assessment. The government now largely relies on a 136 question quiz where applicants rate themselves on how qualified they think they are.

Right. And so now the Trump administration is set to ask the D.C. court to end the consent decree on quite a few grounds, including that it's illegal under the Supreme Court's precedent, especially the 2023 Harvard ruling that ended affirmative action at colleges.

Right. And so now the Trump administration is set to ask the D.C. court to end the consent decree on quite a few grounds, including that it's illegal under the Supreme Court's precedent, especially the 2023 Harvard ruling that ended affirmative action at colleges.

The Trump administration will argue that it, quote, blatantly conflicts with current law and requires the federal government to make hiring decisions using explicit racial classifications.

The Trump administration will argue that it, quote, blatantly conflicts with current law and requires the federal government to make hiring decisions using explicit racial classifications.

It says it amounts to one court using a nearly half-century-old agreement to block the president from using measures that any large-scale employer would use to shape his workforce, and that the OPM must be relieved of the Luivano consent decree to return common sense to federal hiring. This is a big deal because Trump could basically turn federal employees into an elite group.

It says it amounts to one court using a nearly half-century-old agreement to block the president from using measures that any large-scale employer would use to shape his workforce, and that the OPM must be relieved of the Luivano consent decree to return common sense to federal hiring. This is a big deal because Trump could basically turn federal employees into an elite group.