Trump is simplifying the federal employee layoff process, affecting over 50,000 policy-related job employees.

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On April 19, according to AXIOS, U.S. President Trump is restarting the "Schedule F" plan to simplify the process for laying off federal employees. It aims to reclassify about 50,000 federal workers in policy-related positions (2% of the total) as "at-will" employees, which would weaken the protections for U.S. civil servants and make it easier for the government to dismiss those deemed "disloyal." Biden had abolished this policy after taking office, but Trump signed an executive order to restore it on his first day back in the White House. Traditional federal civil servants in the U.S. enjoy job protections and cannot be fired for political reasons. The "Schedule F" plan will break the tradition of neutrality for civil servants established by the Pendleton Act for 140 years by converting policy-making positions to "at-will" status. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has required agencies to submit their plans by April 20.

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2025-04-18 16:49:00

ON APRIL 19, AXIOS REPORTED THAT U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS RESTARTING THE “PLAN F” TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATING FEDERAL WORKERS, PROPOSING TO RECLASSIFY ABOUT 50,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN POLICY-RELATED POSITIONS (2% TOTAL) AS “AT-WILL,” A PLAN THAT WILL WEAKEN THE U.S. CIVIL SERVICE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO FIRE EMPLOYEES DEEMED “DISLOYAL.” Biden scrapped the policy after taking office, but Trump signed an executive order to reinstate it on his first day back in the White House. Traditional federal civil servants in the United States enjoy job protections and cannot be fired for political reasons. The conversion of policy-making-related positions to “at-will” in the “Category F Program” will break with the 140-year-old Pendleton Act tradition of civil service neutrality. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management requires agencies to submit job reorganization proposals by April 20. The opposition has accused the Trump administration of a move that would lead to a “politicized purge” of the government and undermine the professional civil service.

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