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.
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See which federal agencies are firing new hires
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading an initiative to reduce government spending, seek to shrink ...
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OPM advises agencies to fire probationary employees after ‘deferred resignation’ deadline
The Office of Personnel Management is advising all federal agencies to fire their probationary employees after it stopped accepting new offers for its “deferred resignation” program last night.
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GSA looks to terminate probationary employees
The General Services Administration is moving to implement guidance from the executive branch that gives federal agencies the ...
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Some agencies begin purges of recent hires even as OPM directs federal offices to pump the brakes
Going forward, agencies are told to prioritize low performing probationers for firing. Some have already taken a different ...
From the CDC to the US Forest Service: Trump, Musk purge thousands of federal workers
President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk cut thousands of probationary positions after only 3.3% of federal workers ...
Elon Musk calls for the U.S. to 'delete entire agencies' from the federal government
Elon Musk wants to 'delete entire agencies.' With Trump's blessing, the billionaire consolidated control over large swaths of ...
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Federal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay o ...