# NARFE Challenges Schedule P/C Policy

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) and the Government Accountability Project filed an amended complaint challenging the Trump Administration’s implementation of Schedule Policy/Career (Schedule P/C). Represented by Protect Democracy and Selendy Gay PLLC, the plaintiffs argue the policy weakens merit-based civil-service protections. NARFE National President William Shackelford warned that political influence over career staffing could extend to contract and grant awards, creating potential procurement-integrity and government-continuity risks. The signal identifies no specific agency implementation, contract, procurement action, or change to contractor requirements.

- The complaint raises a potential governance risk for federal contracting: plaintiffs contend politically influenced contract and grant awards could increase corruption and waste, but the signal does not establish that any awards have been affected.
- Procurement teams and contractors should treat this as a challenge to the civil-service policy framework, not as notice of a solicitation, award, or new compliance obligation.
- The signal reports no ruling or procurement change; the case’s outcome could matter to federal staffing and continuity, but no immediate contract action is identified.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Topics:** Policy
**Published:** November 11, 2026

### Government Entities
- Trump Administration

### Key Quotes
> That includes politically motivated law enforcement, threatening individual liberty; politically determined contract and grant awards, threatening greater corruption and waste of taxpayer dollars; and politically selective provision of services, threatening failure of government operations for disfavored groups or localities.
> — William Shackelford (NARFE National President)

### Sources
- [NARFE and Nonprofit Groups File Amended Complaint in Suit to Preserve Merit-Based Civil Service](https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1xto184/narfe_and_nonprofit_groups_file_amended_complaint) - reddit-fednews