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On April 18, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management announced a proposed rule to create a new category for federal employees called Schedule Policy/Career. This rule aims to improve accountability by enabling federal agencies to more easily remove employees in policy-influencing roles for poor performance or misconduct. The initiative addresses concerns about lengthy removal processes and a lack of accountability in federal agencies, indicating that approximately 50,000 positions could be transitioned to this new structure.

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