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 ...
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 ...
Trump admin’s firings of probationary employees may violate federal law, watchdog says
A federal watchdog indicated that he is examining the broader legality of the mass terminations that have rippled through 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 ...
Government Watchdog Moves to Protect Probationary Federal Workers
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, recommended pausing the mass firings of some probationary ...
Department of Veterans Affairs cutting more than 1,400 employees in another round of dismissals
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is cutting more than 1,400 workers, which will save more than $83 ...
The Latest: 21 employees resign from DOGE, refusing to ‘dismantle critical public services’
More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they ...
VA axes another 1,400 employees, says dismissals were ‘non-mission critical’
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the ...
Live updates: Trump faces criticism over DOGE cuts and talks with Russia on Ukraine
President Donald Trump is facing pushback after federal workers across the country received an email over the weekend asking ...
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OSC begins challenging mass firings of probationary feds
OSC says it's asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to reinstate six fired feds, but is "considering ways" to expand the pool to other probationary employees ...