The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued detailed guidance for federal agencies on implementing one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders that the president says is intended to make it easier to fire members of the career federal workforce who are performing poorly.
A memo released on Jan. 27 by OPM acting Director Charles Ezell instructs federal agencies to identify positions qualifying for reclassification as Schedule Policy/Career, a new category established by Trump’s Jan. 20 order. Once reclassified, employees in these roles will no longer be protected by the competitive hiring process or traditional job security measures, making it easier to dismiss or replace them.
