Overview

• President Trump signed an executive order on July 17 creating Schedule G, a non-career track for federal employees engaged in policy-making or advocacy roles.
• Schedule G appointees will serve at the president’s discretion and are expected to leave federal service when the appointing president’s term ends.
• The order explicitly excludes career civil servants and grants agencies expedited authority to remove Schedule G workers for performance or loyalty concerns.
• The White House says the move will boost implementation capacity and accountability by prioritizing loyalty and operational efficiency.
• This action builds on January’s Schedule F reforms and an April Office of Personnel Management rule that reclassified thousands of policy-career employees as at-will workers.