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Representative Wachenshaw criticizes OPM rule, announces Federal Workforce Caucus in Fairfax County

Representative Wachenshaw remarks · February 17, 2026
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Summary

At a Fairfax County event, Representative Wachenshaw criticized a new OPM rule he called "Schedule PC" (formerly Schedule F) and announced the formation of a Federal Workforce Caucus to pursue legislation and a plan to protect and rebuild the federal civil service.

Representative Wachenshaw spoke in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the challenges facing the federal civil service and announced a new congressional caucus to defend and rebuild the federal workforce.

Wachenshaw said federal employees in Virginia’s 11th District — "more than 50,000 residents" he noted — are on the front lines of public service and are being harmed by recent policy changes. He accused the administration of actions that "traumatize the federal workforce," including efforts he described as "stripping of collective bargaining rights" and moves to "turn that proud, nonpartisan civil service into a political patronage system."

Wachenshaw cited specific agency…

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