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Trump revives Schedule F to make senior federal jobs at-will

As of August 2026: Confirms the reclassification list will grow beyond 8,000

About 8,000 senior federal workers lost civil service protections on June 3, when President Trump moved them into a new job category called Schedule Policy/Career. Two unions and a nonprofit coalition have since filed amended lawsuits, but no judge has blocked the change.

Updated Aug 8

Notable Quotes

"What Schedule Policy/Career does is really nothing new. This is exactly the way the system worked for a very long time."

from Trump revives Schedule F to make senior federal jobs at-will · Updated Aug 8

"In order to effect the president's policy priorities, we need people in these senior positions willing and capable of carrying out those directives."

from Trump revives Schedule F to make senior federal jobs at-will · Updated Aug 8