Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce

What it means

Reinstates a Trump-era policy creating a new job category ("Schedule Policy/Career") for federal employees who influence policy. This allows easier hiring and firing of these workers who must "faithfully implement administration policies" regardless of personal views.

Expected impact

• Greater presidential control over federal agencies and policy implementation
• Increased ability to remove career civil servants deemed obstructive to administration priorities
• Potential concerns about politicization of the civil service and loss of institutional expertise
• Likely legal challenges from federal employee unions and advocacy groups