Schedule C
... that low-level Schedule C political appointees in the United States sometimes attempt to "burrow in" by transferring to permanent merit-based positions?
... that low-level <b id="mwA7A"><a href="./Schedule_C_appointment" id="mwA7E" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Schedule C appointment">Schedule C</a></b> <a href="./Political_appointments_in_the_United_States" id="mwA7I" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Political appointments in the United States">political appointees in the United States</a> sometimes attempt to "burrow in" by transferring to permanent <a href="./Competitive_service" id="mwA7M" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Competitive service">merit-based positions</a>?