@cspanofficial: President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to turn an estimated 8,000 federal workers into at-will employees, allowing the government to fire them without providing a reason.   Almost all those affected are at the highest level of the civil service, known as GS-15, including leaders of policy offices, their chiefs of staff, program managers, and senior public affairs officers.   The order is part of a broader effort to downsize the federal workforce and realign it with the administration’s goals.   The Office of Personnel Management initially said as many as 50,000 workers could be shifted into the so-called “Schedule Policy/Career” category, but the executive order applies to a narrower slice of the workforce.   Those shifted to the new category will still be considered career and nonpartisan employees but will lose rights to adverse-action procedures and appeals, speeding up a potential termination process. #trump #federalworkers #cspan

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Wednesday 03 June 2026 21:19:36 GMT