End the Deep State Act

Increased Accountability: The bill states that accountability is essential for all Federal employees and aims to ensure they are accountable to the President, who is elected and directly accountable to the American people (Section 2).

Reliable Staffing for Executives: The Act provides that the President and his appointees must be able to rely on men and women in the Federal service employed in positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character (Section 2).

Effective Recruitment for Students: Schedule D is intended to enable more effective recruitment from all segments of society by using recruiting and assessing methods that diverge from standard competitive service rules (Section 5(a)(4)).

Streamlined Administration for Judges: The bill places the position of administrative law judge in the excepted service to ensure the conditions of good administration (Section 5(a)(5)).

Reduced Job Security: Civil Service Rules and Regulations shall not apply to removals from positions listed in several schedules, including Schedule Policy/Career (Section 5(b)).

Strict Dismissal Criteria: Employees in Schedule Policy/Career positions are required to faithfully implement administration policies, and a failure to do so is considered grounds for dismissal (Section 7(b)).

Impact on Labor Relations: Agency heads may need to petition the Federal Labor Relations Authority to exclude Schedule Policy/Career positions from collective bargaining units (Section 6(f)).