President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 17 to create a new classification of noncareer federal workers whose roles are focused on implementing the president’s policy agenda.
Federal staff hired under Schedule G classification will engage in “policy-making or policy-advocating” work, and their positions will be exempt from career-employee protections, making it easier for federal agencies to remove them, according to a fact sheet accompanying the order.
The new classification will apply only to noncareer positions, meaning their terms are expected to end when the president who appointed them leaves office, the White House stated.
It noted that Schedule G positions are intended to enhance government efficiency and improve federal agency services “by increasing the horsepower for agency implementation of administration policy.”…
Trump Signs Order to Reclassify Noncareer Federal Workers
