See which positions entered the current schedule, what changed for employees, and which records to check after an agency notice.
Check your position noticeThe rule is in effect, but a job is covered only after the President designates the position.
Status checked
OPM's final rule took effect March 9, 2026. Executive Order 14410 moved the positions in its appendix into Schedule Policy/Career on June 3, 2026.
This status is limited to the presidential orders, Federal Register rule, and OPM guidance linked below. It does not track every lawsuit or say that court review is finished.
Your written records control the next step. Keep them together before asking for a review.
Compare your agency notice, position description number, title, component, and the controlling executive-order appendix. A similar job title alone is not enough.
Keep the notice, position description, SF-50, performance records, and the agency policies identified in the notice. Do not retain records you are not authorized to possess.
Ask HR whether you retain competitive status, which appeal and grievance procedures apply, and whether any incentive agreement or bargaining-unit question needs separate review.
For a dispute, adverse action, disclosure, discrimination concern, or union question, contact the responsible office or qualified adviser promptly. Deadlines depend on the claim and your facts.
This page explains the government-wide framework, not your individual legal rights. Your notice, SF-50, agency policies, current orders, and applicable law control.
Executive Order 13957 created the original Schedule F. OPM's 2026 final rule says no agency transferred positions before the order was revoked.
Read the sourceExecutive Order 14003 revoked the 2020 order and directed OPM to stop processing Schedule F petitions.
Read the sourceExecutive Order 14171 reinstated the 2020 framework and replaced the name Schedule F with Schedule Policy/Career.
Read the sourceThe final rule established the regulatory framework. A position still needed a presidential designation before moving into the schedule.
Read the sourceExecutive Order 14410 placed the positions in its appendix into Schedule Policy/Career and directed affected agencies to update records and notify employees.
Read the sourceOPM published its implementation memo and employee materials on June 8, a supplemental FAQ on June 29, and hiring FAQs on July 23.
Read the sourceYes. The current framework is in effect under the name Schedule Policy/Career; Schedule F was the 2020 name. OPM's final rule took effect March 9, 2026, and Executive Order 14410 moved the appendix's listed positions on June 3, 2026.
No. An agency may petition OPM, but OPM's employee guide says only the President may designate a position. Check the controlling executive-order appendix and your agency notice rather than relying on a title alone.
No. OPM describes these as career, nonpolitical positions filled through merit procedures. Employees are not expected to leave after a presidential transition and cannot be required to pledge personal or political loyalty.
Not through the chapter 43 performance-action or chapter 75 adverse-action procedures that normally lead to Merit Systems Protection Board review. Other laws and agency procedures may still apply, so a personal deadline or claim should be reviewed with the appropriate office or qualified adviser.
OPM says no, but the process changes. Agencies must maintain internal procedures against prohibited personnel practices, including whistleblower reprisal, and OPM says protected disclosures under 5 U.S.C. 1213 remain available.
OPM's employee guide says pension and retirement benefits do not change. OPM also says existing reduction-in-force rules still apply and the schedule may not be used to bypass those procedures.
Use OPM's current page for later guidance and the executive-order appendix for listed positions.