Trump Widens Net for Cutting Career Staff Job Protections (1)

The Trump administration is gathering a list of career positions that should lose job protections, including staffers who evaluate grant applications, write agency budget requests, and interact with the media, according to a new memo from the federal government’s HR office.

Agency heads must submit their lists by late April, Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Charles Ezell wrote in a Monday memo. Unlike political staff, career employees work across administrations.

It’s the latest action implementing President Donald Trump’s vow to cull the federal workforce in the name of government efficiency. Last week, Trump signed an executive order that ...