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Feb 14, 2025 Trump administration / DOGE terminated approximately 24,000 probationary federal workers across multiple agencies with minimal notice Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
A mass firing of newly hired federal employees disrupted government operations and left workers in administrative limbo.
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- Mass termination of probationary federal workers across multiple agencies — The Trump administration, through Elon Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), terminated approximately 24,000 probationary federal workers across agencies including the US Forest Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Health and Human Services on February 14, 2025. Workers were given minimal notice (some two hours) to return equipment. Subsequent legal challenges resulted in court-ordered reinstatements, though implementation has been inconsistent, leaving workers in administrative limbo with uncertain benefits and job status.
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Week 4 – 2025-02-08–2025-02-14
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