What is a Probationary Employee, Anyway?
President Donald Trump's administration and the DOGE are offering to lay off federal employees, in hopes of cutting budgets.
Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far
President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...
Union tells probationary employees their IRS jobs could be terminated soon
Hundreds of IRS workers in Kansas City could be let go Wednesday as the Trump administration continues its mass firings of ...
List of Federal Agencies That Have Begun Mass Layoffs of Probationary Employees
Trump's administration, with Elon Musk's DOGE, begins mass layoffs of probationary federal employees to streamline operations ...
Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
The cuts at the foundation, which supports cutting-edge research, came as the nation’s health and science agencies were ...
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 ...
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.
Thousands of probationary federal health agency workers fired by letter this weekend. Here's what it said.
The move comes amid a government-wide effort to cut probationary workers by the Department of Government Efficiency task ...
'It's a lie': Federal workers incensed by performance language in termination letters
All but one mentioned performance concerns. Fired probationary employees interviewed by USA TODAY all said they ...