Experienced workers, not just rookies, get cut as Trump slashes probationary employees
President Donald Trump has been cutting probationary employees as part of his effort to downsize the federal workforce.
Trump scored big legal wins this week, but his efforts to reshape the government still face hurdles
A judge allowed the administration's mass layoffs to proceed, while a key appeals court ruling on the president's order to ...
IRS plans to cut thousands of workers by mail
Thousands of IRS employees around the country reported to work Thursday prepared for an email announcement that they were ...
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'Rushed and sloppy': Fired federal workers in Columbia sent error-filled termination letters
One letter cites a lack of “fitness or qualification” as the reason for termination – despite positive performance reviews.
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OCC fires 76 as part of Trump's government workforce reduction
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the latest federal banking agency to let go of probationary employees.
Trump, Musk slashing of government draws backlash, even among some Republicans
President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk's unprecedented and frantic effort to slash the federal workforce, pushing ...
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As Longtime Seasonal Workers Emerge as Casualties of Mass Firings, Stakeholders Warn of Dire Consequences to Public Lands
In many cases, laid-off seasonal employees had worked for the U.S. Forest Service for years or even decades — cleaning campgrounds and clearing trails, supporting firefighters and securing funds for ...
How Trump’s mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
The layoffs of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources to help prevent and fight wildfires.
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DOGE’s Chaotic Nuclear Staff Cuts Included This Key Person
DOGE’s government-wide probationary layoffs are predicted to affect as many as 200,000 employees in the public sector as the ...
Employees at the VA, Pennsylvania’s largest federal employer, must return to in-person work this spring or summer
Federal employees at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, which employs the largest share of government workers in Pennsylvania, have received guidance on when they must return to ...