How Trump Is Making It Easier To Fire Civil Servants: QuickTake

President Donald Trump’s push to remake the vast federal bureaucracy is entering a decisive phase with the creation of a new job classification known as Schedule Policy/Career — an action intended to weaken job protections for tens of thousands of government employees.

If fully implemented, the move would represent one of the most significant changes to civil service rules in decades. It’s part of Trump’s broader effort to expand presidential authority and reshape how federal agencies carry out policy.

The new job classification cleared a key hurdle in early February when the Office of Personnel Management published final rules ...