Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and Technical Amendment
Headline: Revokes Prior Executive Orders and Changes Federal Hiring Rules
What it does: Agencies must promptly consider rescinding implementing rules and abolishing positions or committees created under the revoked orders, and update civil service rules accordingly.
- Prompts agencies to rescind rules and abolish positions, committees, and task forces.
- Amends civil service rules to eliminate Schedule F and list Schedules A–E.
- Affects hiring and internal organization across executive departments and agencies.
Summary
This order revokes six prior presidential actions and directs agencies to consider rescinding any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies that implemented those actions. It also directs agencies to abolish personnel positions, committees, task forces, or other entities created under those actions.
The order amends civil service rules so that Schedule F is eliminated and Schedules A–E are listed and described in the rules.
This matters because it changes federal hiring rules and how internal government groups are organized across executive departments.
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