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Executive Order 13957 (Schedule F)
2020 federal executive order creating Schedule F in the excepted civil service
Document details
- Signed
- October 21, 2020
- President
- Donald Trump
- Purpose
- Create Schedule F for certain policy-influencing federal positions
- 2025 action
- Reinstated with amendments by Executive Order 14171
Executive Order 13957 was issued in October 2020 to establish Schedule F in the excepted federal civil service.
2020 policy
President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13957 on October 21, 2020, providing a new excepted-service Schedule F category for specified policy-influencing career federal posts.
Later history
The policy was revoked after the 2021 transition and reinstated with changes by Executive Order 14171 on January 20, 2025. The later policy used the name Schedule Policy/Career.
References
Research compiled through November 12, 2026. Sources and historical roles are dated where known.