House Bill Would Block Trump Plan To Make It Easier To Fire Federal Workers
Trump issued an order in October 2020, the month before the presidential election, which established a new employment category for federal workers called “Schedule F.” Under this category, individuals working in jobs tied to “policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating” would lose protections, including due process rights, which prevent them from being easily fired when a new administration takes office. That order effectively eliminated civil service employment protection for federal employees that had been in place for more than 135 years....