CALL TO ACTION: Public Comment Schedule PC

Schedule PC (Policy/Career) is a new executive order and proposed rule that, if finalized, would allow the President to reclassify certain federal employees in policy-influencing roles as at-will employees, meaning they can be fired without due process protections. This move aims to increase the President's control over the federal workforce and is a way to make it easier to remove employees who are perceived as disloyal. The rule would hurt both civil servants and the public.

Accountability:  While its alleged purpose is to  “improve accountability,” the rule is a way to dismantle the independent career civil service in roles critical to the American people. By reviving the controversial Trump-era “Schedule F” under the rebrand, “Schedule Policy/Career,” the rule would remove due process protections granted by Congress for untold numbers of federal employees in what the Administration decides are “policy influencing” roles that serve at the pleasure of the President.

Performance: Rather than providing thoughtful reform related to performance, the proposed rule weaponizes the classification of “policy-influencing” roles to make it easier to purge career staff. It’s the latest attempt by this administration to replace professionalism with ideological alignment. 

Massive Expansion of At-Will Employment: The proposed rule would dramatically expand the number of civil servants who serve at the pleasure of the President from approximately 4,000 political appointees to at least 50,000 and potentially hundreds of thousands. If finalized, expect the rule to be broadly applied.

Call to Action

Your voice matters; it is essential to share your opinion and take part in the decision-making process. All federal employees have a right to submit comments.  We’ve created an Individual Comment Template to assist you. Please note that you can submit an anonymous comment following the same guidelines, but submitting it with your name can lend credibility and context.  A link to the rule can be found here, and you can submit a comment here on or before May 23, 2025.