The Trump administration has implemented a policy that removes civil service job protections from workers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to internal communications obtained by Reuters.
Staff members at multiple agencies within HHS received notification via email that their colleagues would lose these protections through a reclassification process called Schedule P/C, previously known as Schedule F.
The internal message indicated that the policy change would initially impact workers “on the order of hundreds, not thousands,” with the possibility of additional groups being affected later.
A department official verified the email was genuine and stated it “reflects the finalization of previously announced RIFs,” which stands for reductions in force or mass layoffs. The same official indicated that no additional RIFs were being planned at this time.
