Trump administration tells agencies to fire federal workers on probation
The Office of Personnel Management met with agencies across the federal government on Thursday and directed them to fire all employees still on probation a year or more after being hired. Federal employees can be on probation from one to two years after being hired.
Trump Administration Offers Federal Workers New Details on Buyout Offers
Federal workers who accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer would work through Feb. 28 and be placed on administrative leave March 1.
Judge allows federal worker "buyout" plan to proceed, and Trump administration announces it's closed
A federal judge lifted a previous order pausing the program Wednesday. Soon afterward, the Office of Personnel Management announced the program was closed.
Thousands fired in US government as Trump, Musk purge federal workers
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Explainer-Are Trump's Mass Firings of Federal Workers Legal?
Here is a look at Trump's actions so far and the legal obstacles he could face in downsizing the 2.3 million-strong civilian federal workforce. WHAT HAS TRUMP DONE SO FAR? Trump on February 11 signed an executive order directing federal agencies to make large-scale personnel reductions and look for ways to eliminate or combine positions.
Trump Layoffs Hit Federal Workers With Less Than a Year on Job
The latest cuts focus on roughly 200,000 employees classified as probationary workers, including staffers at the Forest Service and the Energy Department.
Trump administration begins mass firings across government
The job cuts are being imposed unilaterally, without the approval of Congress to shrink or overhaul federal agencies.
Federal Employees on Probation Do Not Have to Be Fired, OPM Says
The OPM framed the severance offer from President Trump and his administration as "administrative leave with pay and benefits ...
Judge allows Trump to proceed with federal buyout
A federal judge says he will continue to pause the Trump administration's federal employee buyout offer until he issues a ...
Trump’s federal firings imperil government services from cities to farm towns
The cuts were initially poised to affect nuclear defense programs and impact veterans’ mental health care, workers warned.
Where the 200,000 federal employees most vulnerable to DOGE's latest firing sweep live and work
Tens of thousands of workers in Veterans Affairs and civilians working for the military have been on the job less than a year ...
Federal layoffs start with huge number of probationary workers and warnings of bigger cuts on way
Federal layoffs are starting with huge numbers of probationary workers, and there are warnings of bigger cuts on the way.
Trump to federal employees on ‘fork in the road’: Quit now and collect eight months’ pay for nothing
Almost all civil servants can opt to resign now and get paid through September without showing up for work—but Senator Tim ...