On June 3. 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a proposed rule to amend the Code of Federal Regulations provisions for vetting Federal workers for employment suitability. The comment period ended on July 18, 2025. Washington—‘inside the Beltway’—now awaits the final rule.

“Public service is a privilege, not a right.” —Then-Acting Director of OPM, Chuck Ezell

Federal jobs were once perceived as the gold standard of security and stability. Now they are anything but stable. January 2025 was a historic pivot. The second Trump Administration reversed trends long established by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 with its move to empower the Office of Personnel Management. Such a configuration of OPM has not been seen since the Eisenhower Administration. OPM’s proposed suitability changes are yet another nail in the Great Society’s coffin.

The prudent Federal employee will assume these changes are coming. How can those intent on remaining federal employees prepare for a return to older governing precepts? How do you plan ahead when the winds are inconsistent, and the tides unpredictable?

These particular seas are not entirely uncharted—at least, not for some. Federal employees seeking to keep their position can learn a great deal from their peers in the cleared workspace about proactive career protection in the world of Trusted Workforce 2.0.

What Is Trusted Workforce 2.0?

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