Civil Service Reform / Schedule F Revival
Key Questions
What is the Schedule Policy/Career executive order?
The order moves approximately 8,000 senior career federal positions into a new Schedule Policy/Career category, making it easier to remove employees for performance reasons. It revives the earlier Schedule F concept under a different name.
How many federal employees are affected by the change?
The executive order transfers roughly 8,000 career federal positions into Schedule Policy/Career. OPM has begun issuing details on the implementation of these changes.
What has been the reaction to the Schedule Policy/Career order?
Unions have filed lawsuits challenging the order, and Democrats have criticized the move as an attempt to politicize the civil service. The action signals a broader shift in executive branch personnel policy.
Trump signed an executive order moving 8,000 senior career feds into Schedule Policy/Career, easing firings for performance. Unions are suing; Democrats criticize. This revives the Schedule F concept with a new name, signaling a major shift in executive branch politicization.