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Agencies Remove Trump Loyalty Question From 6,000 Job Listings

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC · How we work

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Federal agencies are removing the U.S. President Donald Trump loyalty question from applications after Judge George A. O’Toole Jr.’s stay.
Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. stayed the question on Sept. 11, ordering the Office of Personnel Management to stop its use.
Agencies must delete the question from roughly 6,000 existing listings, most of which close by September’s end.
OPM now directs agencies to ask applicants to describe implementing executive direction instead of loyalty.
Democracy Forward, representing unions, said the stay protects the Constitution and a nonpartisan workforce.

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Federal agencies are removing the U.S. President Donald Trump loyalty question from applications after Judge George A. O’Toole Jr.’s stay.
Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. stayed the question on Sept. 11, ordering the Office of Personnel Management to stop its use.
Agencies must delete the question from roughly 6,000 existing listings, most of which close by September’s end.
OPM now directs agencies to ask applicants to describe implementing executive direction instead of loyalty.
Democracy Forward, representing unions, said the stay protects the Constitution and a nonpartisan workforce.