In a quick turnaround following complaints by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the Office of Personnel Management has softened a requirement imposed in late May that federal job-seekers write four short essays, including an explanation of how they would “help implement” President Donald Trump’s agenda.
The essay requirement covering applicants for government jobs graded GS-05 and above specifically demanded an answer to the question “How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities” in the job being sought.
