The Trump administration has finalized a controversial rule that significantly alters the employment status of approximately 50,000 federal workers, making it easier to fire them. This rule, known as Schedule Policy Career or P/C, reclassifies these employees into a category similar to political appointees, allowing them to be dismissed at will. According to The Frontier Post, this move is seen as an effort to "politicize a workforce tapped for its expertise to neutrally carry out their role across administrations." The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that high-ranking officials could be fired for "intentionally subverting Presidential directives," as reported by Al Jazeera. The rule has been met with strong opposition from federal worker unions and advocacy groups, with Bloomberg Law noting that these groups have pledged to challenge the rule in court, arguing it undermines civil service protections.