HHS to start Schedule P/C conversions while withholding details on new RIFs
HHS said that the initial tranche of Schedule Policy/Career conversions will apply to hundreds of GS-15s. Kevin Carter / Getty Images
May 18, 2026 04:39 PM ET
Hundreds of GS-15s are being converted to the controversial job classification that strips civil service protections.
The Health and Human Services Department has started the process of converting some of its employees to Schedule Policy/Career, a new job classification with weaker protections that many civil servants and good government experts fear is an attempt to replace career staff with political appointees.
HHS on Friday afternoon sent an email to supervisors that the initial conversions are “expected to apply to a relatively modest number of GS-15 positions — on the order of hundreds, not thousands — with additional tranches to follow as implementation progresses.”
Officials have estimated that around 50,000 agency staffers governmentwide will be targeted for conversion. Employees designated for the...
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