Scope: Federal
Branch: Executive
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: June 3, 2026
President Trump signed Executive Order 14410 on June 3, 2026, directing implementation of the Schedule Policy/Career category within the excepted service. The order was published in the Federal Register on June 10, 2026, and governs the reclassification of certain career federal positions.
Constitutional basis: Executive reclassification of career positions under excepted-service authority narrows statutory removal protections Congress established in Title 5, an untested and litigated exercise.