September 26, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

Confirmed

Trump Administration Rescinds Shutdown Mass-Layoff Policy in Settlement With Federal Unions

The administration agreed on September 26, 2026, to rescind the policy behind roughly 4,200 reduction-in-force notices issued to federal employees during the 43-day 2025 shutdown, settling a lawsuit by the American...

June 3, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Trump Strips Civil-Service Protections From About 8,000 Federal Jobs Under a Revived Schedule F

President Trump signed Executive Order 14410, 'Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service,' on June 3, 2026. It moves roughly 8,000 career federal positions — those the administration classifies as...