The administration issued a large number of executive orders in its first year of the second term, spanning tariffs, deregulation, immigration, and federal workforce policy.
Federal government
Executive orders, civil service, and size of government.
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Positions moved to Schedule Policy/Career are treated as at-will, with reduced traditional civil service removal protections compared with the competitive service.
Source: OPM / White House fact sheet
In June 2026, President Trump signed an executive order reclassifying approximately 8,000 senior federal career positions into a new Schedule Policy/Career category.
Source: Federal News Network