Memos to federal employees were written by people with ties to Project 2025, metadata shows
Memos to federal employees were written by people with ties to Project 2025, metadata shows
James Sherk and Noah Peters appear as the authors of memos sent by the Office of Personnel Management.
Summary
Metadata from recent OPM memos on hiring freezes, firing, and in-person work reveals authors tied to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a plan to overhaul federal government staffing with conservative loyalists.
Notable contributors include Noah Peters, linked to controversial legal cases, and James Sherk, who designed the "Schedule F" worker reclassification to ease federal employee firings.
Critics say the memos reflect Trump-aligned efforts to reshape the government.
Project 2025 authors have been integrated into Trump’s administrations, despite his denial of involvement.