If the terms “policy-making” and “policy-determining” encompass career positions in § 3132, then they also encompass career positions in § 7511. He could have directly converted career positions to political positions, dismissed career incumbents through a reduction in force, and filled the roles with political appointees. Schedule F Reinforced the Merit SystemOPM argues that Schedule F “undermined the foundations of the civil service and merit system principles” (88 Fed. OPM’s proposed rule gives political appointees strong incentives to burrow into agencies so they can continue advancing their preferred policies. The CSRA expressly precludes OPM’s proposed part 752 revisions that give some policy-influencing employees civil service protections.

Source: Washington Post November 21, 2023 21:10 UTC