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Judge orders rescission of OPM memos directing agencies to fire probationary employees
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind memos that directed agencies across the federal government to fire probationary employees, finding they were ...The Hill - 6d -
OPM walks back memo on firing probationary employees, leaving decision to agencies
The Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday updated its guidance to department heads that demanded the firing of federal workers, adding that it's up to the agency on whether to boot their hires. ...The Hill - 1d -
Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
More than 2,000 workers at the Interior Department were fired in recent days, according to counts from workers groups and those familiar with the cuts, as probationary workers were targeted across ...The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
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 probationary employees and deferred resignation offers.ABC News - Feb. 21 -
Pentagon to fire 5,400 probationary workers, institute hiring freeze
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, sources familiar with his plans told CBS News.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Federal employment board pauses firing of 6 probationary staffers
A quasi-judicial board has temporarily blocked the firing of six federal employees who were terminated as the Trump administration directed agencies to oust probationary staffers — an early ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Judge rules mass firings of federal probationary employees likely illegal
He ordered the Office of Personnel Management to tell certain federal agencies it couldn't order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Defense Department.CBS News - 5d -
Trump administration rescinds guidance directing agencies to fire probationary employees
A federal judge last week ordered the Office of Personnel Management to retract instructions to other agencies on dismissing recently hired or promoted employees.NBC News - 1d -
New Trump memo will direct agencies to prepare for more firings, source says
The Trump administration will issue a new memo directing federal agencies to prepare for more large-scale firings, a source tells CBS News. Natalie Brand has more.CBS News - Feb. 26 -
Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal
A federal judge in California ordered the retraction of the memos. He suggested, but did not order, that the layoffs be stopped.The New York Times - 5d -
Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers
The order by Judge William Alsup, who called the OPM directive "illegal," does not reinstate any recently dismissed government employees, but it could affect future attempts at firings.NBC News - 6d -
The Memo: Trump’s jabs at Ukraine divide GOP
President Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, deepening the first real schism of his second term within the GOP. Appearing on the "Brian Kilmeade ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
The Memo: Trump versus media fight intensifies
A fight over an inside-the-Beltway media tradition has become emblematic of a bigger battle between the Trump administration and the press. At issue is the makeup of the White House press pool, the ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Transgender military members react to 'jarring' Pentagon memo
Lt. Cmdr. Geirid Morgan told ABC News that as an openly transgender woman, seeing the ban in "black and white" was "jarring."ABC News - 5d -
How Trump's NIH layoffs upended one probationary staffer's life
Before she had even unpacked her Washington, D.C., apartment after making the move from Alabama, Katie Sandlin became one of thousands of federal probationary workers to be fired.CBS News - Feb. 20 -
Hegseth previews Pentagon staffing cuts, targets probationary employees
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is preparing for a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian employees as the Trump administration’s axe to the federal workforce ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
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 employment body to intervene and temporarily bar the removals in a ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Who Are the Probationary Federal Workers Being Cut Under Trump?
Many government workers being cut are those with fewer protections. They are relatively new in their current jobs, but often have years of experience.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
Federal board orders USDA to temporarily reinstate dismissed probationary workers
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily reinstate all probationary employees fired by the Trump administration. The decision ...The Hill - 7h -
The Memo: GOP divides emerge over Trump’s handling of Musk, Ukraine
President Trump is only beginning the second month of his second term but divisions are already erupting. The friction is so obvious that Democrats, having been pummeled by their election loss last ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Former Blackwater CEO: 'No indication' government interested in mass deportation memo
Editor's note: This report has been updated to reflect the estimated number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. Blackwater founder Erik Prince said while his mass immigration proposal seeking to ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Transgender service members to be separated from military, Pentagon memo says
Transgender troops will be removed from the U.S. military unless they obtain a waiver, according to the Pentagon's memo.CBS News - 6d -
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.The New York Times - 2d -
Senior USAID official put on leave after memo contradicting Rubio on aid
A top U.S. International Agency for Development (USAID) official has been put on leave after he released a memo that slammed the Trump administration’s moves to cut aid and said they will cause ...The Hill - 2d -
The Memo: Trump’s turbulent tariff moves pose risks with voters
President Trump eased his newest tariffs on Wednesday after two days during which those levies roiled financial markets. But the latest tweak only adds to the uncertainty over what Trump’s ...The Hill - 4h -
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner refused to sign memo saying Trump was not antisemitic, book says
Pair declined to give public endorsement of Trump in wake of 7 October attacks, All or Nothing by Michael Wolff reveals. Donald Trump ’s Jewish daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo
Being transgender is not compatible with service, court filing says, foreshadowing removal of people from service within 60 days. Transgender service members will be separated from the US military ...The Guardian - 6d -
USAID official put on leave for memos saying funding cut will "result in preventable death"
"This will no doubt result in preventable death, destabilization, and threats to national security on a massive scale," Nick Enrich wrote in the memo.CBS News - 2d -
Trump 2nd term live updates: VA prepares to cut as many as 72,000 employees: Memo
The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to lay off as many as 72,000 workers in the coming weeks, according to an internal memo obtained by ABC News.ABC News - 4h -
Firings and resignations at the Department of Justice
President Trump says his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Amid the firings and resignations, one leader described a workplace of "confusion" and "fear."CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Warren to Trump: Fire Musk
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged President Trump to fire Elon Musk, wittingly quoting the leader’s remarks during his Tuesday address to Congress. “I agree with Donald Trump that an unelected ...The Hill - 23h -
LA City Council votes not to reinstate fire chief fired by mayor
The Los Angeles City Council voted to uphold the firing of Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, who was let go by Mayor Karen Bass over the Palisades and Eaton fires.ABC News - 1d -
Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the FAA
After a string of deadly plane crashes, lawmakers and union members are urging the president to protect the transportation department from further personnel cuts.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
Hegseth comments on fired Pentagon officials
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth commented on some of the top officials fired by the Trump administration. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more.CBS News - Feb. 24 -
NOAA begins firing hundreds of staffers
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began the process of firing hundreds of probationary workers Thursday, the latest mass job cuts within federal agencies, multiple sources ...The Hill - 6d -
Inside Trump’s federal worker firings
President Trump’s widespread firings of federal employees has reached every level of government, but critics say his selection of whom to axe is hardly arbitrary. In just a few weeks on the job, ...The Hill - 2d -
