Good government experts warn that President Trump’s revival of Schedule F, inserting new criteria into the hiring process and demand for a list of all feds who are still on their probationary period portend a mass firing of career workers as the new administration seeks to reshape the federal bureaucracy.
President Donald Trump announced the reinstallation of Schedule F on Monday, one of several executive actions taken in the hours after his inauguration.
President Trump called for a hiring freeze and a return to office for federal employees, but implementing telework changes will face multiple roadblocks.
A former federal firefighter said the president’s executive order could interrupt the government’s ability to hire seasonal employees.
Hours after President Donald Trump was inaugurated into his second presidential term Monday, he took to the stage of the Capital One Arena in Washington and signed two executive orders on the federal workforce,
OPM said technological advances necessitated the changes, but some stakeholders argued the modifications still don’t reflect current governmental needs.
Agencies to receive new plans to improve the hiring process and performance plans for SESers in the next 120 days under Trump administration’s new policies.
Executive orders are written directives issued by a president that manage the operations of the U.S. government. They have the force of law similar to regulations issued by federal agencies, according to the American Bar Association.
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Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday at the US Capitol. Follow for live news updates
Trump also signed an order to block the government from censoring social media, and to release more public informaiton.