{"id":29991,"date":"2020-10-22T20:05:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T20:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/22\/trump-orders-the-removal-of-some-feds-from-competitive-service\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:47:41","slug":"trump-orders-the-removal-of-some-feds-from-competitive-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/pay-benefits\/2020\/10\/22\/trump-orders-the-removal-of-some-feds-from-competitive-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders the removal of some feds from competitive service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Federal employees that perform work in a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making or policy-advocating capacity will be moved out of the competitive service and onto a new schedule under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump Oct. 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The order pertains to career employees that are not part of the Senior Executive Service and are not subject to arrival and removal under a presidential transition. Such employees would be classified under a new Schedule F and would not be subject to the hiring requirements for the competitive service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPursuant to my authority under section 3302(1) of title 5, United States Code, I find that conditions of good administration make necessary an exception to the competitive hiring rules and examinations for career positions in the federal service of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character. These conditions include the need to provide agency heads with additional flexibility to assess prospective appointees without the limitations imposed by competitive service selection procedures,\u201d Trump wrote in the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\t