Federal workers express shock, anger over mass layoffs: "You are not fit for continued employment"
The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service protections.
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VA dismisses over 1,000 employees as part of probationary worker purge
Department leaders promised the dismissals will not hurt veterans' benefits or medical care and will save almost $100 million ...
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Health agencies told to rank some workers as fear of layoffs grows
Some officials estimated that as many as 10 percent of the government’s 2.3 million federal workers may have probationary status. The CDC’s rankings come as the Trump administration seeks to ...
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White House begins plan to eliminate 'thousands' of HHS employees, reports say
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership has reportedly been tasked with ranking probationary workers ahead of a likely executive order that would cut “thousands” of jobs ...
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There is help for probationary employees who were terminated
Federal employment attorneys say probationary employees who were fired can apply for unemployment insurance and have other ...
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Probationary employees fired across Department of Energy, impacting grid improvement work
Also impacted are workers at national labs and hydroelectric plants, legacy nuclear sites, nuclear security administration employees, battery storage researchers, and the loans office. The latter ...
National Park Service to fire 1,000 employees — but rehire 5,000 seasonal workers
The two decisions underscore the confusing — and at times contradictory — nature of the new administration’s efforts to ...