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Creating Schedule G In The Excepted Service
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- Authority granted to the President under the Constitution and United States laws to create an executive order.
- Recognizes the need for exceptions in Government administration for certain positions based on their confidential or policy-related nature.
- Establishes Schedule G within the excepted service for noncareer positions that are policy-making or policy-advocating.
- Clarifies that appointments to these positions are subject to change with presidential transitions.
- Amends Civil Service Rule VI:
- Updates 5 CFR to include new schedules (A, B, C, D, E, Policy/Career, and G) detailing conditions for appointments and exceptions from competitive service.
- Schedule G specifies appointments for positions normally subject to presidential transition.
- States that Civil Service Rules do not apply to removals from positions in certain schedules (A, C, D, E, Policy/Career, or G).
- The Director of the Office of Personnel Management will implement necessary regulations to execute this order.
- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is instructed to ensure appointees to Schedule G positions align with presidential policies, without considering their political affiliations.
- General provisions state that this order does not impair existing authorities or functions of departments/agencies and is not enforceable by any party against the U.S. or its entities.