New survey: Bad federal workers rarely or never get fired

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The vast majority of underperforming federal workers don’t get fired, according to a new survey from Vanderbilt University’s Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.

Almost two-thirds of underperforming managers are rarely or never dismissed. For underperforming non-managers, less than 70 percent are rarely dismissed.

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