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Thousands join class actions as fired feds weigh options to challenge Trump's moves

Former federal probationary employees are hopeful they can prove their dismissals were not actually performance based, as their agencies claim.

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168 employees fired at the National Science Foundation

“Panch has been conveniently absent throughout this whole time,” said an internal email an NSF worker sent to fellow colleagues, referring to Sethuraman Panchanathan, NSF’s director.

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Dozens of employees at the U.S. DOGE Service dismissed

Personnel from Elon Musk's efficiency service were the latest to be dismissed.

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Trump administration agrees to pause any layoffs at CFPB

A federal judge signed off on the agreement as she weighs the legality of the administration's efforts to shutter the agency.

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Social Security to close hearing office in New York

The decision to shutter the busy White Plains Office of Hearings Operations when its lease expires in May comes amid Elon Musk’s effort to cancel thousands of government leases.

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Federal agencies are still firing probationary employees—most recently the Navy

President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading an initiative to reduce government spending, seek to shrink the federal workforce. Here are the departments and agencies where we have confirmed firings have taken place. We will update as we learn more.

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National Labs have seen mixed impacts from Trump spending freeze

During a House hearing, four directors of different U.S. national laboratories offered insight into how federal funding interruptions have shaped their work.

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Dismantling government won’t make it more efficient–investing in it will

COMMENTARY | The work federal employees do is often invisible, but it’s always essential.

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Trump administration directs agencies to fire recent hires en masse

Thousands of employees were already let go as of Thursday, a number that is expected to skyrocket in the coming days.

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Judge extends order blocking USAID leave notices and evacuations

The U.S. Agency for International Development must put on hold plans to place thousands of its employees on paid administrative leave for one more week, as a federal judge weighs whether to issue a preliminary injunction in the case.

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OPM fires its own probationary period staff

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.

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GSA to cut at least 100 employees, feds inside the agency say

Employees within the agency’s Technology Transformation Services received calls from supervisors Wednesday informing them of their impending dismissals.

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Federal judge clears way for 'deferred resignations'

U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. found that unions must first adjudicate their claims before the Merit Systems Protection Board or Federal Labor Relations Authority before suing in court.

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EPA orders most workers back within weeks, breaking union covenants

The Office of Personnel Management previously issued guidance purporting to grant agencies the authority to disregard telework provisions in union contracts based on a blanket assertion of ‘management rights.’

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OPM continues to tweak 'deferred resignation' provisions as unions press court challenge

As the parties await a written decision from a federal judge in Massachusetts, unions fighting the controversial ‘Fork in the Road’ directive have highlighted how recent Trump firings could limit federal workers’ legal recourse.

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Some agencies begin purges of recent hires even as OPM directs federal offices to pump the brakes

Going forward, agencies are told to prioritize low performing probationers for firing. Some have already taken a different approach.

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Trump orders agencies to plan for widespread layoffs and attrition-based hiring

The order tasks agencies to work in conjunction with Elon Musk’s DOGE to dramatically scale back government capacity.

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Trump apparently fires FLRA chairwoman

Susan Tsui Grundmann’s term at the agency that oversees federal sector labor disputes was not set to end until July.

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Federal employee union celebrates early wins against Trump but preparing for the long haul

Since Trump’s election, the American Federation of Government Employees has achieved record-breaking membership.

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Judge extends pause on ‘deferred resignation’ deadline

U.S. District Judge George O’Toole reportedly said he was considering converting the existing temporary restraining order blocking the administration from advancing its deferred resignation program into a preliminary injunction, but he did not indicate how he would rule in the case.