8 h. ago Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees

U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.

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3 d. ago Union expects at least 1,378 Alaska federal employees in probationary status to be fired

Union expects at least 1,378 Alaska federal employees in probationary status to be fired  Alaska Beacon

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3 d. ago Layoffs hit FAA employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps

Terminated probationary employees at the FAA include some who work on the team responsible for producing air traffic navigation maps, sources told ABC News.

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4 d. ago Request to block mass firing of probationary employees denied by judge

A judge has denied labor unions' request to temporarily block the administration from carrying out mass firing of probationary employees and deferred resignation offers.

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4 d. ago Dept of Ed spending soared 749% despite downsizing, new DOGE

Fiscal watchdog group OpenTheBooks says federal agency spending has far outpaced the rate of government growth, including a 749% increase in Department of Education spending.

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4 d. ago Moulton: Trump 'Hired This South African Immigrant' to Make Decisions About Security, 'Doesn't Sound Good to Me'

On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) reacted to DOGE reportedly looking at the Pentagon and looking at probationary employees by stating that while the Pentagon needs changes, President Donald Trump has “hired this South The post Moulton: Trump ‘Hired This South African Immigrant’ to Make Decisions About Security, ‘Doesn’t Sound Good to Me’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago A military vet and a scientist were securing America's food system. Trump fired them

More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.

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5 d. ago Trump admin lays out roles of 'probationary employees' as Dems claim critical employees are being cut

The Trump administration explained to Fox News Digital that probationary employees of the federal government, who are facing mass terminations, are not ensured permanent employment.

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5 d. ago She worked for years to get a federal job. Within a month, she was fired

Rose is one of thousands of federal workers who have been terminated by the Trump administration. At 26, she's left wondering what to do now.

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6 d. ago DOGE is getting lists of the military's probationary workers from the Pentagon

U.S. officials say Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military's probationary employees

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6 d. ago JFK Library in Boston Temporarily Closed After DOGE Cuts, Kennedy Family Says

The cuts affected five probationary employees, a relative said. The Trump administration has targeted such workers for firing across the federal government.

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6 d. ago Trump admin expected to enact layoffs at Defense Department amid DOGE arrival: report

Thousands of layoffs could be coming at America's defense agencies after the Trump administration asked to see a list of probationary employees.

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6 d. ago National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues

Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.

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1 week ago Fired federal workers decry 'arbitrary,' 'haphazard' terminations

Carly Arata is one of possibly more than 200,000 workers affected by mass firings of probationary employees.

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