Under the new classification, Schedule G, federal employees will be subject to hiring and firing by the president

Trump signed an executive order on Thursday creating a new classification of federal employees who would be subject to hiring and firing by the president, Schedule G, for employees working on policy, in the latest action by his administration to reshape the federal workforce.

The non-career classified employees will be expected to leave in changing presidential administrations, with the order claiming it will “improve operations, particularly in agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs, by streamlining appointments for key policy roles”.

The order did not cite how many employees would fall under the new classification.

  • rigatti@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    By making himself a Schedule G employee and firing himself halfway through the term, allowing reasonable time for other candidates to start vying for position as the Democratic nominee. Duh.

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      17 hours ago

      The part he missed was the “other candidates to start vying for position” by essentially nominating the next candidate on his own.