What Is a ‘Probationary’ Employee?
Many federal workers being cut by the thousands are relatively new in their current jobs but often have years of experience.
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Veterans Affairs axes another 1,400 probationary employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the dismissal of 1,400 probationary employees Monday evening—employees the ...
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Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights as probationary hires are tallied
WASHINGTON − The Defense Department has sent lists of its probationary employees to the Trump administration, according to a senior official, as the Pentagon braces for layoffs that have rocked ...
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Pentagon expects to fire more than 5,000 civilian probationary employees starting next week
The first firings of Defense Department civilian probationary employees are expected to start next week, with about 5,400 set ...
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 ...
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DOGE firing of probationary employees wasn’t done properly: Ex-VA worker | Morning in America
On Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the ...
Special counsel determines some probationary layoffs violate law, asks for intervention
The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) has determined that six probationary employees were improperly terminated, asking an ...
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VA axes another 1,400 employees
The VA said the individuals dismissed were “non-mission critical” probationary employees who have served less than two ...