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Federal employees face looming finalization of Schedule Policy/Career
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Federal employees face looming finalization of Schedule Policy/Career
Conversions of career federal employees into the Trump administration's new Schedule Policy/Career may become finalized as soon as March 9.
Drew Friedman@dfriedmanWFED
March 6, 2026 5:25 pm
4 min read
The Trump administration may take the last step toward finalizing Schedule Policy/Career as soon as Monday, putting some career federal employees on the verge of seeing their civil service protections officially removed.
Agencies were recently expected to put together lists of all positions they intended to convert into the new employment classification. But according to the Office of Personnel Management’s Feb. 6 final rule, those conversions can only be formalized once President Donald Trump orders it.
OPM’s regulations last month set off a one-month countdown before the president would be able to sign an executive order, officially converting federal positions to the new schedule. The 30-day deadline is set for March 9, making that date the earliest employee conversions could begin occurring.
It’s not yet clear how many federal positions will be affected. OPM estimated about 50,000 employees would be placed into Schedule Policy/Career. But plaintiffs in a recent lawsuit warned that the number could ultimately be much higher.
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Drew Friedman
Drew Friedman is a workforce, pay and benefits reporter for Federal News Network. Follow @dfriedmanWFED
Federal employees face looming finalization of Schedule Policy/Career
Conversions of career federal employees into the Trump administration's new Schedule Policy/Career may become finalized as soon as March 9.
Drew Friedman@dfriedmanWFED
March 6, 2026 5:25 pm
4 min read
The Trump administration may take the last step toward finalizing Schedule Policy/Career as soon as Monday, putting some career federal employees on the verge of seeing their civil service protections officially removed.
Agencies were recently expected to put together lists of all positions they intended to convert into the new employment classification. But according to the Office of Personnel Management’s Feb. 6 final rule, those conversions can only be formalized once President Donald Trump orders it.
OPM’s regulations last month set off a one-month countdown before the president would be able to sign an executive order, officially converting federal positions to the new schedule. The 30-day deadline is set for March 9, making that date the earliest employee conversions could begin occurring.
It’s not yet clear how many federal positions will be affected. OPM estimated about 50,000 employees would be placed into Schedule Policy/Career. But plaintiffs in a recent lawsuit warned that the number could ultimately be much higher.
{snip}
Drew Friedman
Drew Friedman is a workforce, pay and benefits reporter for Federal News Network. Follow @dfriedmanWFED