U.S. Representative

Freshman Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., plans nothing less than the most drastic overhaul of the federal civil service since the post-World War II era. The new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on the federal workforce wants to scrap the General Schedule and replace it with a pay-for-performance system that reflects market rates.

Federal Times spoke with Ross on April 4 in his office on Capitol Hill. Following are edited excerpts...(read more)