Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce
Reissues the Trump 45-era Schedule F policy (originally EO 13957), reclassifying federal employees in "policy-influencing" positions into the excepted service where they can be hired and fired more easily. Biden had revoked the original order; this reinstates it with modifications.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Reinstates Executive Order 13957 creating Schedule F in the excepted service for policy-influencing career positions.
Executive Order 13957 is reinstated with full force and effect, subject to amendments in section 3.
Renames Schedule F to Schedule Policy/Career; amends section 1 to allow adverse action procedures; requires employees to faithfully implement policies but not to personally support the president.
Director of Office of Personnel Management must amend Civil Service Regulations to rescind changes from 2024 rule that impede Schedule F implementation.
Director shall issue within 30 days guidance on additional categories of positions agencies should consider for Schedule Policy/Career.
Executive Order 14003 protecting federal workforce is revoked, and agencies shall suspend protections for discipline and performance policies.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.