By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-06-04 01:31:50 | Updated at 2026-06-07 05:14:21
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President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order strengthening customs enforcement and reforms to federal work laws during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 3, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
President Donald Trump reclassified about 8,000 federal positions on Jan. 3, moving them into a new employment category with fewer civil service protections.
By signing the executive order “Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service,” Trump made it easier for employees in certain senior policy-making roles to be removed for poor performance.
