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Trump shifts 8,000 agency staff to career category

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  • OPM Director Scott Kupor toured colleges to recruit early-career workers into the federal government.
  • At the University of Austin, Kupor shared a stage with billionaire GOP donor Joe Lonsdale before about 60 attendees.
  • Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) criticized the tour, saying it favors billionaire ideologues over rebuilding the workforce.
  • President Donald Trump moved roughly 8,000 agency staffers into the Schedule Policy/Career category, prompting critics to allege partisan hiring.