Having worked for the EPA, VA, Army, Navy, and State Department(s) every job or project is contained somewhere in your performance appraisals - putting someone on promotion boards and in HR will get Trump the information and ability to rid Government of them.
I meant no disrespect for HR but the point of reference of those who write the performance reviews do affect how an employee is evaluated.
The current collection of misfits running the Fed Gov is so warped as to make it difficult separating those who need to be kept and those who need to go more difficult than normal. The evaluations of idiots carry less weight than evaluations of informed experienced honest managers.