Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service
Creates Schedule F to Reclassify Certain Federal Policy Positions
What it does
Agencies must review and reclassify career policy-related positions into a new Schedule F and petition the Office of Personnel Management to list them within set deadlines.
Real-world impact
- Gives agencies more flexibility to hire and remove career policy staff.
- Reduces removal protections and appeal procedures for reclassified employees.
- Allows agencies to seek removal of listed positions from union bargaining units.
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Summary
This order creates a new "Schedule F" job category that lets agencies move certain career federal employees who work on policy into the excepted service. It directs agency leaders to review positions, petition the Office of Personnel Management to list eligible jobs, and allows quicker removal procedures for those reclassified.
It affects career employees who do confidential or policy-making work, supervisors, and union bargaining units; the stated aim is to give agency leaders more flexibility to hire, assess, and remove policy staff to improve performance.
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