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

NOAA fired approximately 800 probationary employees in February. The agency briefly reinstated them, then re-fired them.

Probationers should not automatically become an employee in the absence of agency action,” an Interior Department bulletin ...

Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday accused the Commerce Department of illegally reneging on probationary employees’ health benefits during the Trump ...

OPM’s new performance management rules aim to end inflated ratings and eliminate pass-fail systems—but do they go too far in prescribing a one-size-fits-all approach?

The Trump administration wants managers to fire alleged poor performers faster as part of its broader federal workforce ...

The purge of probationary federal workers included skilled lab personnel who would have finalized a customized cell immunotherapy for cancer patients.

Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people. Across the government, officials are rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.

Updated June 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM MDT On his quest to dramatically shrink the federal workforce, President Trump has tried many things. Through his Office of Personnel Management, he invited just about ...