Schedule F Order Relies on a Myth the Private Sector Fires More People Than the Government

Government Executive: President Trump’s executive order establishing a new “Schedule F” would politicize what should be professional, merit-based, non-partisan government jobs. The premise for creating this category of workers is based on two basic arguments: 1) that it’s too hard to fire poorly performing feds, and 2) that the career workforce is largely composed of a deep state disloyal to elected officials.

But as with so many important issues in America today, the debate around these arguments is often disconnected from the evidence. What do we know about firing feds, especially in comparison with the private sector?

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