Trump administration advances plan to strip job protections from career federal employees
Trump administration advances plan to strip job protections from career federal employees  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Fri Feb 06 2026
Description: Tens of thousands of career federal employees will soon be made easier to fire. That's after Office of Personnel Management issued a final rule on “Schedule Policy/Career.” Once fully implemented, the new employment classification will exempt many employees from long-standing job protections. Here with more, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.