# Civil Service Tenure and Employment Stability The degree of employment protection afforded to civil servants, ranging from strong tenure guarantees to at-will employment. A critical dimension of civil service design that intersects with merit protection, political control and state capacity. --- ## Entries **[[2025-12-28]]**: Interesting paper suggesting that the lack of tenure creates stronger accountability and better teaching performance. **[[2026-01-08]]**: Wrote a comment about Eric R. Claeys (George Mason University) [piece](https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/civil-service-reform-and-republican-government) in National Affairs arguing for rolling back tenure in the US federal civil service.