President Donald Trump has reimplemented a controversial policy that gives him the power to fire some federal employees who previously enjoyed job protections.
Hours after he was sworn into office on Monday, Trump signed an executive order giving him more power over career federal workers, previously known as “Schedule F.” The move is a centerpiece in a broader effort to rein in the size and scope of the federal bureaucracy, an issue he and his ally, Tesla founder Elon Musk, spoke about a lot on the campaign trail.
“We’re getting rid of all of the cancer — I call it cancer — the cancer caused by the Biden administration,” Trump said as he signed the order.
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The order restates one issued in the last days of
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