Administration officials argue that it’s necessary to increase accountability in the workforce. The change is expected to make it easier to replace career employees who have “important policy-determining, policy-making, policy-advocating, or confidential duties,” according to a White House fact sheet. Details were first reported by Axios.

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday will announce it is moving ahead with a new rule, previously known as Schedule F, that will make it easier to remove federal employees it believes are undercutting Trump's agenda,