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OPM retroactively edits probationary firing guidance to note it did not order probationary firings
Trump administration tweaks its guidance after a judge called OPM's role unlawful.
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Many federal employees ordered to submit recent accomplishments for second Musk email
Government workers have been instructed not to include classified or sensitive information in their responses.
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Some agencies are still firing probationers while others have recalled theirs, following court ruling
There appears to be confusion throughout the Trump administration as to the impacts of the court's decision, with some agencies pausing their personnel actions to assess the fallout.
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Judge orders Trump administration to rescind directives on probationary employee firings
The administration did not have the authority to issue the dismissals, federal court rules.
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OPM tells court it never ordered mass firings, contradicting prior claims
The Trump administration is arguing in court that agencies acted on their own to fire probationary staff, but it previously sent a government directive with a deadline for the firings.
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RIF watch: See which agencies are laying off federal workers
Here are the agencies where we have confirmed layoffs have taken or are about to take place. We will update as we learn more.
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Agencies to deliver large-scale RIF plans in two weeks
The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to move swiftly to lay off broad swaths of their workforces.
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Trump to convert some top career roles to political appointments and evaluate execs on adherence to president’s agenda
New policy ensures top roles can only be filled by the "administration's political cronies," senior executive group says.
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Following confusion, OPM says Musk demand that feds report accomplishments is voluntary
Agencies have provided their employees with varying information about whether to respond to the request for federal employees to provide five accomplishments from the previous week.
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Trump administration asks all feds to justify their jobs or risk losing them
Employees throughout government are receiving emails asking them what they did last week.
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OPM triggers more RIFs after ‘clean cleaving’ an entire office
“The job will not get done without our work,” one laid off employee said.
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Federal agencies are still firing probationary employees—most recently the Navy
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading an initiative to reduce government spending, seek to shrink the federal workforce. Here are the departments and agencies where we have confirmed firings have taken place. We will update as we learn more.
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Trump administration directs agencies to fire recent hires en masse
Thousands of employees were already let go as of Thursday, a number that is expected to skyrocket in the coming days.
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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.
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Federal judge clears way for 'deferred resignations'
U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. found that unions must first adjudicate their claims before the Merit Systems Protection Board or Federal Labor Relations Authority before suing in court.
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OPM continues to tweak 'deferred resignation' provisions as unions press court challenge
As the parties await a written decision from a federal judge in Massachusetts, unions fighting the controversial ‘Fork in the Road’ directive have highlighted how recent Trump firings could limit federal workers’ legal recourse.
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Some agencies begin purges of recent hires even as OPM directs federal offices to pump the brakes
Going forward, agencies are told to prioritize low performing probationers for firing. Some have already taken a different approach.
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Judge extends pause on ‘deferred resignation’ deadline
U.S. District Judge George O’Toole reportedly said he was considering converting the existing temporary restraining order blocking the administration from advancing its deferred resignation program into a preliminary injunction, but he did not indicate how he would rule in the case.
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Trump administration’s 'deferred resignation' deadline blocked until next week
OPM is required to notify all employees who received an initial "deferred resignation" offer by Thursday evening that the deadline for accepting the legally dubious offer has been pushed until Monday.
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