Trump, federal employees and fire probationary

Thousands of probationary employees fired as Trump administration directs agencies to carry out widespread layoffs
The Trump administration broadened its effort to terminate thousands of probationary workers on Thursday, instructing agencies on a call to move forward with the layoffs.
Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration began a mass firing of federal workers Thursday. Office of Personnel Management officials met with agency leaders and advised them to dismiss probationary employees, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Trump administration starts firing probationary employees
The Department of Energy, Forest Service and Office of Personnel Management are among agencies that have begun axing staffers.
OPM asks agencies to justify keeping probationary employees
OPM has given agencies until midday on Wednesday to send in a list of employees on probation and make the case to keep them.
OPM directs agencies to fire government workers still on probation
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) officials met with agency leaders across government Thursday and directed them to begin firing employees still in their probationary period a year or more after being hired.
OPM fires its own probationary period staff
Employees’ physical and IT system access was deactivated at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. On-site staff were also asked to quickly exit the Office of Personnel Management’s premises.
OPM tells federal agencies to start firing probationary employees
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management met with federal agencies Thursday and told them to start letting go of probationary employees.
OPM orders firings of federal workers in probationary period | Morning in America
Office of Personnel Management officials met with agency leaders across the government Thursday and directed them to begin firing employees still in their probationary period, which can last up to two years from the date they were hired.
OPM tells government agencies to start firing recently hired workers
The acting director of the Office of Personnel Management has told agency heads to begin firing newly hired federal employees who are on their probationary period, Scripps News has learned.
OPM advises agencies to fire probationary employees after ‘deferred resignation’ deadline
Agencies, however, have final authority over the removal of their probationary employees. A source familiar with OPM’s decision-making told Federal News Network that OPM met with agencies and provided them with guidance to lay off probationary employees,
Dozens of OPM probationary employees were fired on a mass video call on Thursday and given 20 minutes to collect their belongings
"We ask that you gather your personal belongings and exit the premises by 3 pm ET as well," an official on the call said.
Federal layoffs start with huge number of probationary workers and warnings of bigger cuts on way
Federal layoffs are starting with huge numbers of probationary workers, and there are warnings of bigger cuts on the way.
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