Trump Issues Order Stripping Federal Employees of Certain Job Protections

President Trump signed an executive order affecting federal workers. The order removes specific job protections for career civil servants. The administration President Trump signed an executive order affecting federal workers. The order

removes specific job protections for career civil servants. The administration frames the move as a response to past resistance. During the first Trump administration, senior career officials often pushed back against policies they

believed exceeded legal limits. The new order aims to address that pushback. Officials had argued the earlier policies overstepped authority. Eliminating protections could alter how federal employees respond to directives. The

administration says the change will improve accountability and efficiency.