Yes, Senior Executive Service (SES) positions are a key part of this.
whitehouse.gov
What is SES?The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a distinct personnel system for the federal government's top career executives (just below presidential appointees). It was created by the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act. SES roles involve high-level leadership, management, supervision, and policy-making across ~75 agencies. There are roughly 6,000–9,000 SES members, most of whom are career (non-political) appointees. They sit above GS-15 level and handle executive functions.
opm.gov
SES includes two main types:Career SES — Permanent civil service leaders.
Non-career SES — Political/temporary appointees.
Relation to the DOGE/Trump Executive Order on Firing Policymaking EmployeesThe post refers to efforts to make it easier to hold accountable or remove federal employees in policymaking roles who are seen as undermining the administration's agenda (often called "Deep State" resistance in supporter circles).Separate but related action for SES: On his first day in office (Jan 20, 2025), Trump signed a specific memorandum/EO titled "Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives." This directly targets SES members. It emphasizes that SES officials "wield significant governmental authority" and "must serve at the pleasure of the President."
whitehouse.gov
Key provisions include:Reassigning SES members to better align with the administration's agenda.
Overhauling performance reviews to heavily weight how well executives implement the President's policies.
Giving political appointees majority control over Executive Resources Boards (hiring) and Performance Review Boards.
Directing agency heads to remove SES officials whose performance or conduct doesn't align (with OPM/OMB support).
govexec.com
This complements the broader Schedule Policy/Career (revived/renamed Schedule F) initiative, which applies to many policymaking roles in the competitive/excepted service (not SES itself, as SES is its own "third" service). Schedule Policy/Career makes it easier to remove ~50,000 policy-influencing employees by reducing due process protections.
opm.gov
SES members were already somewhat easier to manage than rank-and-file GS employees, but these changes add stronger political oversight, easier reassignments, and faster removal pathways for poor performance, misconduct, or misalignment.
fedmanager.com
Current Status (as of June 2026)Agencies have been reassigning or removing some SES officials, with actions reported at places like DOJ early on. Broader workforce reductions, performance-based actions, and DOGE-driven efficiency efforts continue. Legal challenges and union pushback are ongoing, but courts have allowed significant progress.
civilservicestrong.org
In short: Yes, SES federal employees in policymaking/leadership roles are a prime target for these accountability reforms. The goal is to treat them more like at-will private-sector executives who must execute the elected President's agenda effectively.
This is really good. It does not get rid of all of the deep state entirely, but it cuts off the head of the snake ("policy makers"). Thing are habbening....
SES is the Deep State that is there from one administration to the next. Unelected officials that work to undermine every administration to keep the status quo. SES should be abolished.
It is. It’s also admirable how President Trump not only gives credit to the people that devise these positive changes, but he also gives them some of the spotlight.
That man and his family will cherish that moment forever.
You're "good" as far as looking for prior posts on this topic and not finding the linked post. You did your due diligence, but because the linked earlier post has a vague title that only generally describes some of the effect/purpose of the order and contains ZERO of the key words or terms that actually refer to what the item is, or its name, title, department/agency and such, that would have enabled you - or anyone else - to find it, it was virtually "un-findable". And, since the Search utility doesn't search linked (X) content or comment content, that post is, effectively, a hidden/invisible/ghost post that will not again see the light of day after it is no longer "New". (Also, the fact that there's only a handful of votes and only 1 comment is likely indicative of its weakness(es) as many(/most?) users have apparently skipped/ignored it, which is unfortunate, because the EO IS BIG news with BIG implications.)
Sorry, OP, but this EO doesn't mention SES. This is referring to "Schedule F" employees. Which were renamed Schedule Policy/Career last year.
SES is generally not part of schedule F, they are for-real permanent employees. That is why they call SES a "plum" job (see plum book for appointments to ses, but not all of them, some were hidden (my research, and AIMs))
Actually it does, SES is above the GS-15 level. This EO does target GS-15 AND above,
From Grok,
On his first day in office (January 20, 2025), President Trump signed Executive Order 14171 (“Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce”). This: whitehouse.gov
• Immediately reinstated EO 13957.
• Renamed it Schedule Policy/Career (replacing “F” throughout) to emphasize these remain career (not political appointee) positions.
• Made minor amendments, including explicit references to competitive service positions and additional criteria for inclusion (e.g., supervising other Schedule Policy/Career employees or other categories designated by OPM).
• Directed OPM to rescind Biden-era blocking regulations.
OPM implementation:
• Issued guidance in late January 2025.
• Finalized regulations in February 2026 (effective around early March 2026) detailing how positions are identified and moved. opm.gov
• The rule stresses merit-based hiring (including veterans’ preference) continues, and it prohibits political patronage or loyalty tests. However, employees in these roles lose standard Title 5 removal protections, appeal rights for adverse actions, and some whistleblower routing (handled internally).
As of early June 2026, a new executive order reclassified approximately 8,000 senior positions (mostly GS-15 and above) into this category. federalnewsnetwork.com
Yes, Senior Executive Service (SES) positions are a key part of this.
whitehouse.gov
What is SES?The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a distinct personnel system for the federal government's top career executives (just below presidential appointees). It was created by the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act. SES roles involve high-level leadership, management, supervision, and policy-making across ~75 agencies. There are roughly 6,000–9,000 SES members, most of whom are career (non-political) appointees. They sit above GS-15 level and handle executive functions.
opm.gov
SES includes two main types:Career SES — Permanent civil service leaders. Non-career SES — Political/temporary appointees.
Relation to the DOGE/Trump Executive Order on Firing Policymaking EmployeesThe post refers to efforts to make it easier to hold accountable or remove federal employees in policymaking roles who are seen as undermining the administration's agenda (often called "Deep State" resistance in supporter circles).Separate but related action for SES: On his first day in office (Jan 20, 2025), Trump signed a specific memorandum/EO titled "Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives." This directly targets SES members. It emphasizes that SES officials "wield significant governmental authority" and "must serve at the pleasure of the President."
whitehouse.gov
Key provisions include:Reassigning SES members to better align with the administration's agenda. Overhauling performance reviews to heavily weight how well executives implement the President's policies. Giving political appointees majority control over Executive Resources Boards (hiring) and Performance Review Boards. Directing agency heads to remove SES officials whose performance or conduct doesn't align (with OPM/OMB support).
govexec.com
This complements the broader Schedule Policy/Career (revived/renamed Schedule F) initiative, which applies to many policymaking roles in the competitive/excepted service (not SES itself, as SES is its own "third" service). Schedule Policy/Career makes it easier to remove ~50,000 policy-influencing employees by reducing due process protections.
opm.gov
SES members were already somewhat easier to manage than rank-and-file GS employees, but these changes add stronger political oversight, easier reassignments, and faster removal pathways for poor performance, misconduct, or misalignment.
fedmanager.com
Current Status (as of June 2026)Agencies have been reassigning or removing some SES officials, with actions reported at places like DOJ early on. Broader workforce reductions, performance-based actions, and DOGE-driven efficiency efforts continue. Legal challenges and union pushback are ongoing, but courts have allowed significant progress.
civilservicestrong.org
In short: Yes, SES federal employees in policymaking/leadership roles are a prime target for these accountability reforms. The goal is to treat them more like at-will private-sector executives who must execute the elected President's agenda effectively.
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This is really good. It does not get rid of all of the deep state entirely, but it cuts off the head of the snake ("policy makers"). Thing are habbening....
Many govt employees get fat bonuses. These guys probably get really fat bonuses.
Yes, yes, yes, please Lord! 🙏
thx for info
SES is the Deep State that is there from one administration to the next. Unelected officials that work to undermine every administration to keep the status quo. SES should be abolished.
SES salaries are a minimum of $151,661 to a maximum of $228,000 or $209,600, depending on the certification level of the specific agency/department.
A fair amount of money for a deep stater but probably minimal compared to what they make on the side!
This is awesome. Big step towards shrinking the size of government.
It is. It’s also admirable how President Trump not only gives credit to the people that devise these positive changes, but he also gives them some of the spotlight.
That man and his family will cherish that moment forever.
🫡🇺🇸
Awesome! SES is the worst of the worst.
u/#q167
u/#pepedetective
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Executive_Service_(United_States)
defeating the Black Hats of the Deep State in process!
u/#WarriorTrump
https://greatawakening.win/p/1ASsibCNSb/now-we-can-fire-the-swamp-creatu/c/
I used the search bar for these terms: EO SES, Senior Executive Service, and DOGE. I didn’t get any hits for this particular topic using those terms.
You're "good" as far as looking for prior posts on this topic and not finding the linked post. You did your due diligence, but because the linked earlier post has a vague title that only generally describes some of the effect/purpose of the order and contains ZERO of the key words or terms that actually refer to what the item is, or its name, title, department/agency and such, that would have enabled you - or anyone else - to find it, it was virtually "un-findable". And, since the Search utility doesn't search linked (X) content or comment content, that post is, effectively, a hidden/invisible/ghost post that will not again see the light of day after it is no longer "New". (Also, the fact that there's only a handful of votes and only 1 comment is likely indicative of its weakness(es) as many(/most?) users have apparently skipped/ignored it, which is unfortunate, because the EO IS BIG news with BIG implications.)
Thank you. I do try not to repeat posts but I have made mistakes before.
Same here.
About time. Get those useless breathers off our payroll.
Sorry, OP, but this EO doesn't mention SES. This is referring to "Schedule F" employees. Which were renamed Schedule Policy/Career last year.
SES is generally not part of schedule F, they are for-real permanent employees. That is why they call SES a "plum" job (see plum book for appointments to ses, but not all of them, some were hidden (my research, and AIMs))
Actually it does, SES is above the GS-15 level. This EO does target GS-15 AND above, From Grok, On his first day in office (January 20, 2025), President Trump signed Executive Order 14171 (“Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce”). This: whitehouse.gov • Immediately reinstated EO 13957. • Renamed it Schedule Policy/Career (replacing “F” throughout) to emphasize these remain career (not political appointee) positions. • Made minor amendments, including explicit references to competitive service positions and additional criteria for inclusion (e.g., supervising other Schedule Policy/Career employees or other categories designated by OPM). • Directed OPM to rescind Biden-era blocking regulations. OPM implementation: • Issued guidance in late January 2025. • Finalized regulations in February 2026 (effective around early March 2026) detailing how positions are identified and moved. opm.gov • The rule stresses merit-based hiring (including veterans’ preference) continues, and it prohibits political patronage or loyalty tests. However, employees in these roles lose standard Title 5 removal protections, appeal rights for adverse actions, and some whistleblower routing (handled internally).
As of early June 2026, a new executive order reclassified approximately 8,000 senior positions (mostly GS-15 and above) into this category. federalnewsnetwork.com
Here's more information from the most Trump deranged DC bureaucrat blog govexec
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/06/trump-federal-employees-schedule-f/413945/