Overview of Schedule Policy/Career Implementation Under President Trump

Following his second inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order establishing the "Schedule Policy/Career," which aimed to remove tenure protections from approximately 50,000 federal employees in specific roles. This policy, a rebranding of the earlier Schedule F, allows for the removal of employees who do not implement administration policies effectively. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sought to transfer positions to this new schedule, with records indicating limited submissions from various agencies. On June 3, President Trump issued an executive order detailing the transfer of about 8,000 employees across 4,800 positions to Schedule Policy/Career, significantly fewer than the initial estimate. OPM Director Scott Kupor noted that 97 percent of these positions are at or above the GS-15 level. The order's appendix lists positions across 54 major agencies, with the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Commerce being the most affected. The policy appears to focus more on internal agency operations than on substantive policymaking roles. Caution is advised in interpreting the list of positions, as not all employees with a specific title were transferred.