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FEDERALExecutive Order

High Impact

New 'Schedule Policy/Career' Category for Federal Employees

Original title: Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service

June 3, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

This order changes the employment status and removal procedures for federal employees in policy-influencing roles, affecting their job protections and potential for performance-based bonuses.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Federal employees in policy-influencing roles

These employees may be moved to the new Schedule Policy/Career, changing their removal procedures and eligibility for performance awards.

Federal supervisors

Supervisors gain new authority to remove subordinates in these roles for misconduct or poor performance.

What changed

Last recorded activity June 3, 2026.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

President Trump issued an executive order creating a new 'Schedule Policy/Career' category for federal employees in policy-influencing roles. This change moves these positions out of the competitive service to allow for easier removal of employees for misconduct or poor performance, while also establishing new reward programs for these staff.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

This order changes the employment status and removal procedures for federal employees in policy-influencing roles, affecting their job protections and potential for performance-based bonuses.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my job be affected if I am a federal employee?

The order applies to positions identified as 'policy-influencing.' If your position is moved to Schedule Policy/Career, your agency head must notify you within 7 days of the order.

Does this change how I am hired?

The order states that Schedule Policy/Career positions will continue to be filled based on merit-based hiring procedures.

Can I still be fired for poor performance?

Yes; the order specifically aims to make it easier for agencies to remove employees in these roles for misconduct or poor performance by exempting them from certain .

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Discoveries

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policy shift90% confidence

Expansion of Executive Control

The order continues a trend of reclassifying career civil service positions into excepted service categories to increase management's ability to remove staff.

Donald Trump Office of Personnel Management

Connected Entities

organizationExecutive Office of the President“Issuing body”Map →

organizationOffice of Personnel Management“Responsible for implementing and managing the new schedule”Map →

personDonald Trump“President of the United States”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.federalregister.gov

Analysis Score

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Controversy85
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Entertainment40
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