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President Donald Trump looks on during a cabinet meeting in the White House on March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Nearly 8,000 federal positions lose workforce protections under Trump order

The determination comes after the Trump administration initially estimated 50,000 workers would be moved to the newly established Schedule Policy/Career.

Jun 3, 2026 By Madison Alder

An organizational flag flies outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 as demonstrators gather to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

Roughly 50,000 could lose federal workforce protections under new OPM rule

While the Trump administration labels the change as an “accountability” measure, worker advocates blasted the rule as a ploy to make nonpartisan employees easier to fire and…

Feb 5, 2026 By Madison Alder

U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump White House launches ‘Schedule G’ for political policy officials

The new schedule appears redundant to the Schedule C classification, experts told FedScoop, perhaps opening the door wider to high-salary political appointees.

Jul 17, 2025 By Madison Alder

LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE – JANUARY 22: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump signs autographs and shakes hands with supporters at the conclusion of a campaign rally in the basement ballroom of The Margate Resort on January 22, 2024 in Laconia, New Hampshire. Ramaswamy, Burgum and Scott all ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination but later dropped out and endorsed him. Trump is rallying supporters the day before New Hampshire voters will weigh in on the Republican nominating race with the first-in-the-nation primary. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Government won’t ‘get the same quality of folks’ for tech work under Trump policy, experts say

The Trump administration released guidance on the classification formerly known as Schedule F, calling for redetermination of policy-influencing positions.

Jan 27, 2025 By Caroline Nihill