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Trump Reclassifies 8,000 Senior Federal Posts to Boost Accountability
politics2 months ago

Trump Reclassifies 8,000 Senior Federal Posts to Boost Accountability

Trump signs an executive order reclassifying about 8,000 senior policy-influencing federal roles as Schedule Policy/Career, making them at-will and enabling swifter removal for poor performance, misconduct, or subversion while preserving nonpartisan hiring; most of these are GS-15 or Senior Level positions such as directors and senior policy officials; the move is pitched as restoring accountability and reducing red tape in the federal workforce, building on EO 13957 and contrasting with Biden-era policies.

White House Creates Merit-Based Schedule Policy/Career in the Federal Service to Boost Accountability
politics2 months ago

White House Creates Merit-Based Schedule Policy/Career in the Federal Service to Boost Accountability

The White House issues an executive order moving senior policy-influencing roles into a Schedule Policy/Career in the federal excepted service to improve accountability and merit, amends Civil Service Rules and related Executive Orders to allow merit-based appointments and clearer removal for misconduct, creates a separate performance-award pool and a presidential award program, and directs OPM to issue revisions within 60 days; agencies must notify incumbents of placement within seven days, and an appendix lists the affected positions.