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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Vinay Patel

Trump At-Will Federal Workers Rule Means Key Government Experts Can Be Fired 'Without Cause'

President Trump has finalised an executive directive stripping job protections from roughly 8,000 senior, policy-shaping civil servants (Credit: YouTube Screenshot / Mint)

A quiet but seismic shift inside Washington has just dismantled a century-old shield protecting the nation's top civil servants. A brand-new executive directive has officially stripped thousands of key experts of their job security, leaving them vulnerable to immediate termination.

The sweeping decision has left public sector workers vulnerable, sparking a frantic rush to understand who is on the chopping block—and what it means for the future of public services.

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