Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees

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Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he stands in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day Robert F. Kennedy Jr is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Services, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025. 

Nathan Howard | Reuters

President Donald Trump’s administration began a mass firing of federal workers on Thursday.

Office of Personnel Management officials met with agency leaders and advised them to dismiss probationary employees, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Hundreds of thousands of people could potentially be affected, according to data from the 

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, although the exact number of people who will be terminated was not immediately clear.

Employees who have probationary status have typically been with the federal government for only one or two years — before all their civil service protections have kicked in.

“The probationary ******* is a continuation of the job application process, not an entitlement for permanent employment,” an OPM spokesperson said in a statement. “Agencies are taking independent action in light of the recent hiring freeze and in support of the President’s broader efforts to restructure and streamline the federal government to better serve the American people at the highest possible standard.”

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