The Partnership’s Perspective on Executive Orders The Partnership’s Perspective on President Trump’s Executive Orders The Trump administration has issued dozens of executive orders since the president took office on Jan. 20, 2025, many of them pertaining to federal employees. Below you can find information about the EOs that affect our nation’s civil servants, with links to the orders themselves. Also find the Partnership’s response to each EO as well as op-eds and articles on the issues addressed. We will continue to add to the page as needed. MEDIA INQUIRIES If you are member of the media and would like more information, please contact us at: Phone: (202) 935-3742 Email: press@ourpublicservice.org Executive Orders Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Read our statement Read the order Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in the Federal Government Read our statement Read the order RELEVANT ARTICLES Biden embraced diversity efforts. Trump has moved to demolish them. | Washington Post Trump calls DEI programs ‘illegal.’ He plans to end them in the federal government | NPR Federal workers placed on leave by Trump’s DEI order are angry and fearful of what lies ahead | NBC News The Biden Administration Can Seize a Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity to Advance Equity. Here’s How. | Government Executive Executive Order on Hiring Freeze Read our statement Read the order RELEVANT ARTICLES Trump Ordered A Federal Hiring Freeze. Previous Ones Backfired. | HuffPost Hiring reform, SES accountability to get more scrutiny | Federal News Network Executive Order on Return to In-Person Work Read our fact sheet Read the order RELEVANT ARTICLES For feds, hybrid work policies should focus on delivering results for the public | The Hill OPM directs agencies to quickly comply with Trump’s return-to-office mandate | Federal News Network Telework crackdown: Lawmakers push federal workers to return to the office | DC News Now Federal Workforce Executive Orders Read our Statement Dear Federal Workers: Don’t Quit | Politico Reforming The Federal Hiring Process And Restoring Merit To Government Service (formerly Schedule F) Read our FAQs Read the order Government won’t ‘get the same quality of folks’ for tech work under Trump policy, experts say | FedScoop Fight or flight: This time, some top federal officials resigned rather than try to fend off a Trump firing | The Boston Globe Trump revives executive order aiming to strip some federal employees of civil service protections | Federal News Network How a pair of executive orders and a memo could fast track the civil service’s politicization | Government Executive Restoring Accountability for Career Senior Executives Read the order Government’s top career execs face new political oversight as Trump vows to get ‘rid of all the cancer’ | Government Executive Establishing And Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency” Musk’s DOGE Should Work With the Government, Not Against It | Bloomberg Read the order Other Presidential Actions Deferred Resignation RELEVANT ARTICLES Federal workers decry Trump attempt to force mass resignations as ‘cruel joke’ | The Guardian Trump administration offers buyouts to federal workers | CNN Removal of Inspectors General Read our statement RELEVANT ARTICLES The future of our federal agencies | 1A Are you a federal employee? Right now, there are a lot of questions swirling about what it means to be a federal employee and the role of the career workforce. These issues can be challenging to navigate, especially during the start of a new administration. The Partnership for Public Service is here, as it has been for more than 20 years, to support you—the federal employee—so you can continue to serve the public and uphold your oath of office. View our resources