President Donald Trump ended remote work in the federal government an executive order signed on his first day in office on Monday. In it, he charged the heads of all departments and agencies to implement a fully in-person work week.
Federal department heads must “take all necessary steps” to end remote work “as soon as possible” and restore fully in-person work for employees, the order said.
However, the order clarifies that they can make exceptions to this policy as needed.
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Trump complied as well employment freeze for federal civilian employees. No new positions may be created and no federal vacancies may be filled as of January 20.
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Trump signed another related to the federal workforce executive order on Monday titled “Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within Our Federal Workforce” that restores Executive order “Shtalo F”. Trump signed when he was previously in office in October 2020.
Schedule F is an employment category for federal employees who have roles with some influence over confidential policy or matters. The name is converted at least 50 thousand THE more than 2 million people federal workforce for “at-will” workers without employment protections. In fact, these employees would be easier to fire.
“Only 41 percent of civil service supervisors are confident they can fire an employee who has engaged in insubordination or serious misconduct,” the new executive order said. “Even fewer supervisors — 26 percent — are confident they can fire an employee for poor performance.”
The executive order attempts to hold the federal workforce accountable to the President.
Union of National Treasury Employees filed a lawsuit against Trump late Monday, claiming the executive order would “fundamentally reshape the civil service” by increasing the number of employees who fall under Schedule F and are “at risk of being fired.”
Trump reported via Truth Social shortly after midnight Tuesday, his presidential personnel office is reviewing and possibly removing more than 1,000 federal appointees from the previous administration.
He then fired four people through the post: Jose Andres from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition; Mark Milley of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; Brian Hook of the Wilson Center for Scholars; and Keisha Lance Bottoms from the President's Export Council.
Trump signed other executive orders related to economic policy on Monday, including emergency relief price to reduce housing costs, create employment opportunities and reduce health care costs.