5 huge ways Trump can make civil service great again

Trump administration official outlines plan to reform federal civil service by changing incentives, embracing technology and creating partnerships with private sector

But if Alexander Hamilton, our first Treasury secretary, were alive today, he likely would be working in Silicon Valley or Wall Street, instead of in the federal government. Scott Kupor is director of the Office of Personnel Management and a former venture capital executive. He leads federal workforce reform efforts under the Trump administration.

Across two and a half centuries since our nation’s founding, public servants have heeded the clarion call of the noblest of missions: from forming our nation after the American Revolution to ultimately cementing our supremacy during the Cold War by literally shooting for the moon via the Apollo program. These bold entreaties inspired the nation's best and brightest to embrace public service.