It's time to find alternative sources of employment...

Editor's note: ...for thousands of federal employees. The Trump administration is currently undertaking significant layoffs of federal employees, particularly at the US State Department, as part of a "broader plan to reorganize and reduce the size of the federal government." That is the official explanation for the layoffs of federal employees but what researchers will discover is that many of these federal employees especially at the US State Department are antagonistic towards America with British allegiances. Look for layoffs inside the Senior Executive Service (SES) because that is likely where the British have a lot of influence despite the SES reported as being a "distinct American innovation, established by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978." That followed on the British model after Margaret Thatcher reformed the civil service in the UK. It very well could be that the Trump administration sees a "government collapse" unless they act now. Confidence in the US government (mostly privatized) has reached the lowest it has been in seventy years. 

"Stop hiring these god damn bureaucrats." - Ezra Pound, Impact: Essays on Ignorance and the Decline of American Civilization (1960)

   

State Department Layoffs: The State Department has begun laying off over 1,300 employees, including both civil servants and foreign service officers. This is part of a plan to reduce the department's U.S.-based workforce by about 15%, aiming for a total reduction of nearly 3,000 staff when including voluntary departures. These cuts are being framed as necessary to remove redundant offices and streamline operations.

Supreme Court Ruling: The Supreme Court recently cleared (have a look at their placards: "Federal Workers Are Heroes") the way for these layoffs by overriding lower court orders that had temporarily frozen the cuts. This decision allows the Trump administration to proceed with its plans while legal challenges are ongoing. If confidence in the US government has reached the lowest it has been in 70 years how can it be assumed "Federal Workers Are Heroes?"

"Schedule F" Reinstatement: A key element of the Trump administration's strategy to reshape the federal workforce is the reinstatement of "Schedule F." This is an executive order (Executive Order 13957, issued in his first term and reinstated/amended in January 2025) that reclassifies certain federal government positions as having a "confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character." In other words, removing British influence. 

Impact of Schedule F: "The purpose of Schedule F is to strip traditional civil service protections from these roles, making it easier to hire and fire individuals in politically sensitive positions. While it aims to maintain merit-based hiring standards, it significantly reduces job security for affected employees by allowing agencies greater discretion in dismissals. Estimates suggest that this could impact tens of thousands of federal workers, with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) estimating around 50,000 positions could be moved to Schedule F." This means the Trump administration is going to be far more cautious about who is hired.

Criticism and Concerns: "Critics, including federal employee unions and advocacy groups, argue that these layoffs and the reinstatement of Schedule F will damage America's global leadership, undermine the non-partisan nature of the civil service, lead to a loss of institutional knowledge and expertise, and could result in politicization and favoritism in hiring and firing. They contend that it goes against more than a century of federal law aimed at protecting the federal workforce from political manipulation." There is a problem here. These employees are partisan. Many are aligned with the British and many more probably with Israel. If one understands what partisan means being aligned with the British is most certainly partisan. America's "global leadership" being damaged beyond repair is no longer wanted or desired as BRICS takes shape. The US has no beneficial part of the future. 

Ongoing Legal Challenges: Lawsuits challenging the legality of these cuts and the Schedule F order are continuing, despite the Supreme Court's recent decision. Expect them to fight tooth and nail to protect their federal jobs.

The Trump administration maintains that these changes are necessary to "increase efficiency, accountability, and to ensure that the federal government is more aligned with the President's agenda." Part of that agenda is to disengage the British. However, concerns about the long-term impact on government functioning and employee protections "remain high." Of course they remain high. Who likes getting removed from a well paying federal job that gives you status, power and prestige?