Creating Schedule G in the Excepted Service
Headline: Creates New Schedule G for Certain Noncareer Federal Positions
What it does: Agencies must place transition‑sensitive policy-making or policy‑advocating noncareer positions under a new Schedule G and OPM must issue implementing regulations.
- Creates a new hiring category for transition-linked policy jobs across federal agencies.
- Requires the agency that manages federal hiring to issue related regulations.
- Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to consider policy fit but not political affiliation.
Summary
This order creates a new "Schedule G" category for certain noncareer federal jobs that are policy-making or policy-advocating and normally change with a Presidential transition.
The Office of Personnel Management will list these jobs and write rules to implement the change, and the Department of Veterans Affairs must follow special appointment guidance.
The order closes a gap in hiring categories, aims to improve Veterans Affairs operations, and says appointees should be suitable to carry out the President's policies while not being judged on political affiliation or activity.
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