Executive order · Signed October 21, 2020

Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service

Executive Order 14003, signed January 22, 2021, revoked this order.

President Donald Trump signed it on October 21, 2020. Published in the Federal Register on October 26, 2020, 85 FR 67631.

Executive Order 13957
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  1. Kweisi MfumeDDemocratMaryland · House · January 16, 2025

    Congressman Mfume, Ranking Member Connolly, Senator Kaine, and Representatives Fitzpatrick, Bacon Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect the Civil Service from Politicization

    “On October 21, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13957 creating Schedule F in the excepted service. This executive order would undermine the merit system principles of our federal workforce by requiring agency heads to reclassify “policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating” positions to a newly created Schedule F category of federal employees that removes their due process rights and civil service”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 72ce01b178738320

  2. Andy KimDDemocratNew Jersey · Senate · January 15, 2025

    Senator Kim Stands Up for Public Servants During Nomination Hearing for Office of Management and Budget Director

    “In October of 2020 when Mr. Vought was Director of the OMB, former President Trump issued Executive Order 13957 referred to as “Schedule F”, which aimed to establish a new employment category for federal workers and remove civil servants’ protections to allow termination of a civil servant, including based on their expressions of loyalty or disloyalty to the president. The”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 57f10dbccf480d43

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