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Feb 12, 2025 The Trump administration directed agencies to fire nearly all probationary employees Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The directive threatened job security for a large class of public workers and narrowed protections against politicized dismissal.
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- Federal Directive to Lay Off Probationary Employees — The Trump administration directed federal agencies to fire nearly all probationary employees, a move that could affect hundreds of thousands of people.
- Trump administration directs mass firing of probationary employees
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Week 4 – 2025-02-08–2025-02-14
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