A second judge late Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers who were let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. In […]
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Judge blocks Trump administration's mass dismissals of probationary federal employees
A judge in California blocked the Trump administration on Thursday from ordering departments and agencies to begin dismissing recently hired probationary federal workers, saying the […]
Who Are the Probationary Federal Workers Being Cut Under Trump?
In news about the Trump administration’s job-slashing effort, one class of federal workers comes up repeatedly: “probationary” employees. At the Internal Revenue Service, 6,700 people […]
Government Watchdog Moves to Protect Probationary Federal Workers
A government watchdog lawyer whose dismissal by President Trump has been stalled by the courts announced on Monday that his office would seek to pause […]
Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
The Trump administration fired about 1,300 additional employees at the Interior Department over the holiday weekend, according to two people familiar with the matter, adding […]
IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season
Nametags with the IRS logo in a conference room at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) campus in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. […]
DOGE lays off 3,600 probationary HHS employees – but retains 4,000
FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Government Efficiency terminated employment for 3,600 probationary Health and Human Services employees on Friday — but went through a […]
Trump admin orders agencies to lay off probationary workers in latest push to shrink government
The Trump administration on Thursday instructed agencies to lay off most probationary workers who have not secured civil service protection, a move that could potentially […]