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April 15, 2025

OPM creates Schedule P for permanent political embedding

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Congressional Research Service
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AFGE (Federal Employees Union)
www.apsanet.org
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Broader political appointee track embeds partisan loyalists beyond administration changes

The Trump administration announced the creation of the Schedule P federal employee category on Apr. 15, 2025 (White House Schedule P Fact Sheet, Q1)

The administration plans to establish 15,000 Schedule P positions within federal agencies (Federal Times Schedule P Implementation Timeline, Q6)

Schedule P employees continue serving across administration changes, creating a permanent political class within the federal bureaucracy (Partnership for Public Service Schedule P Analysis, Q5)

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Schedule P employees receive the same benefits as career civil servants.

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How many Schedule P positions does the administration plan to create initially?

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When did Trump announce the creation of Schedule P federal employee category?

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Schedule P positions require specialized qualifications and competitive selection.

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Congress can eliminate Schedule P through legislation.

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Download and review the Apr. 15, 2025 Schedule P fact sheet at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/04/15/schedule-p-federal-workforce-modernization/ to confirm the policy’s scope and definitions

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Consult the OPM Schedule P implementation guidelines at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/schedule-p-implementation/ to identify which job categories are newly classified under Schedule P

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Access the Government Accountability Office report GAO-25-104521 at https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-104521 to examine how Schedule P appointees may influence regulatory enforcement across federal agencies