With OPM’s final rule, agencies can decide fire feds in their probationary period based broadly on agency needs, interests ...

OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed. Updated March 4, 2025 9:00 PM ET Originally published March 4, 2025 6:13 PM ET. Andrea Hsu ...

OPM illegally ordered agencies to fire ‘probationary’ federal employees, judge rules. But the judge did not order the reinstatement of any fired workers, saying he was powerless to do so.

The Office of Personnel Management has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to identify probationary employees ahead of a mass firing. The reissued memo does not order fired workers ...

A federal judge has ordered half a dozen federal agencies to “immediately” reinstate probationary employees fired last month as part of the Trump administration’s effort to rapidly shrink ...

“OPM’s revision of its Jan. 20 memo is a clear admission that it unlawfully directed federal agencies to carry out mass terminations of probationary employees – which aligns with Judge Alsup ...

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.

Probationary employees are typically in their first or second year on the job. A new paragraph in the revised memo updated Tuesday merely states "Please note that, by this memorandum, OPM is not ...

The Trump administration has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to provide a list of all probationary employees to the Office of Personnel Management, adding a disclaimer that OPM is not ...