Trump creates new classification 'G' for federal employees in latest EO

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that creates a new classification of federal employees, which will not be a career post, but is intended to help the president fulfill his "policy agenda.”

The move comes after Trump began reclassifying thousands of federal employees under Schedule F, which treated the employees as political appointees and other at-will workers. The move was intended to make it easier for the administration to remove them if they did not align with its agenda.

The new order creates a Schedule G classification, where employees will engage in “policy-making or policy-advocating work." The positions are intended to end when the presidential administration that hired the employees ends. 

“President Trump believes creating non-career Schedule G positions will enhance government efficiency and accountability and improve services provided to taxpayers by increasing the horsepower for agency implementation of Administration policy,” the White House said in a fact-sheet. 

The White House said the move is intended to improve operations at departments like the Department of Veteran Affairs by "streamlining appointments for key policy roles."

The move is the administration's latest effort to reduce wasteful spending and reform the federal government.

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