Trump Intends To Curb Unchecked Power Of Bureaucrats In His New Term

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to use power of his office to dramatically reshape federal workforce by reintroducing his controversial "Schedule F" executive order, a move that could allow him to swiftly replace career civil servants with his own political allies.

If reinstated, order would undo many of civil service protections that federal employees have historically enjoyed. Under plan, thousands of bureaucrats could be removed from ir positions without usual ‘safeguards’, opening door for Trump to replace m with lateral entries who align with his political nda.

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Trump has me it clear that if re-elected, he intends to immediately bring back "Schedule F" executive order from his first term. order, first signed in 2020, was designed to make it easier for presidents to dismiss federal workers who are seen as resistant to policy changes. In or words, it allows a president to dismiss unelected bureaucrats, if y refuse to implement an elected president's policies.  Trump has repeatedly pledged to use this power aggressively, calling for removal of what he terms "deep state" and accusing career bureaucrats of hindering his ministration’s objectives.

According to a report from Axios, sources close to Trump revealed that his transition team is alrey preparing for re-implementation of “Schedule F”. His allies, including groups like America First Policy Institute, have also been pushing for bro changes to federal employment rules. Herit Foundation’s "Project 2025" outlines a plan for reinstatement of Schedule F and or reforms aimed at curbing power of federal employees who are perceived as obstructing president's nda.

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Schedule F would apply to a wide range of federal employees, particularly those in policy-making or policy-vocating roles. se workers, estimated to number as many as 50,000, would lose ir job protections, essentially becoming at-will employees. This would make it easier for Trump, or any future president, to remove m without cause, sidestepping rmal civil service protections that have been in place for deces.

Though GOP’s official 2024 platform does t specifically mention "Schedule F," party’s rhetoric about limiting government and rooting out corruption suggests that this might be a priority. 

This sweeping approach to federal workforce is a stark contrast to standard presidential transition, where over 4,000 political appointees are replaced, but majority of federal workers stay on under a npartisan civil service system. 

Trump’s focus on "Schedule F" marks a fundamental shift in how he views federal bureaucracy and how it should be aligned with his political goals. 

For many years, Republicans have felt that civil service is hostile to ir ideology. In or words, many Republicans believe that civil service employees, although technically n-partisan, are in reality, partisans, working for Democrats. 

Will Trump succeed? 

As Trump prepares for ar term, question remains wher his vision for federal workforce will take shape as promised. Some analysts have suggested that Trump ministration will fail in curbing power of bureaucrats. Only time will tell. 

For w, though, reintroduction of Schedule F appears to be a cornerstone of Trump’s plan to reshape government and curb influence of federal employees he sees as hostile to his ministration’s priorities.