Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views
The First Amendment forbids widespread loyalty purges.
What Trump-supporting federal workers think of his blitz to shake up the government
President Donald Trump's plans to slash the federal workforce are underway. BI spoke to four federal workers who voted for ...
Thousands fired in US government as Trump, Musk purge federal workers
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
OPM directs agencies to fire government workers still on probation
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) officials met with agency leaders across government Thursday and directed them to begin ...
New bill could protect government employees who resign in lieu of discipline
The president’s new executive order gives Musk and DOGE carte blanche and sets limits on hiring veterans and transitioning ...
Trump administration lays off probationary government workers, warns of more cuts
The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce.
Trump’s Government Payroll Purge Expands to Probationary Workers
Thousands of probationary employees in multiple government agencies are facing dismissal as the Trump administration ...
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass layoffs: "You are not fit for continued employment"
The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service protections.
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OPM tells government agencies to start firing recently hired workers
The acting director of the Office of Personnel Management has told agency heads to begin firing newly hired federal employees ...
Elon Musk Is a ‘Special Government Employee.’ What Does That Mean?
Ethics laws make it a federal criminal offense to take actions that benefit family businesses — even for so-called special ...