Federal judge won't stop Trump administration's mass firings for now
A federal judge on Thursday allowed President Trump's efforts to shrink the federal workforce to continue moving forward while legal proceedings continue, declining a request from a group of labor unions to temporarily block his firing of federal employees and other actions targeting government workers.
Unions sue over Trump admin efforts to fire probationary federal employees
A coalition of government employee unions sued late Wednesday over the Trump administration’s efforts to fire employees still in their probationary period across the federal government. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has directed agencies to terminate the employees,
Unions stand up for fired federal employees in lawsuit against OPM
Public service unions have filed a lawsuit to block mass terminations of probationary federal employees as directed by the OPM.
Judge denies unions' request to block mass firing of probationary employees
A judge has denied labor unions' request to temporarily block the administration from carrying out mass firing of probationary employees and deferred resignation offers.
Unions sue over federal worker firings, alleging Trump administration misused probationary periods
Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President Donald Trump’s administration, alleging that officials are exploiting and misusing the probationary period to eliminate
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Trump Guts Crucial OPM Team as Elon Musk Gains Even More Power
The Office of Personnel Management has just limited access to certain government records on Elon Musk and his DOGE minions.
Federal Employees on Probation Do Not Have to Be Fired, OPM Says
The OPM framed the severance offer from President Trump and his administration as "administrative leave with pay and benefits ...
IRS employees accept OPM federal worker buyout. How could the 2025 tax season be affected?
About 75,000 federal workers took a buyout deal from the Trump administration. The terms are different for some IRS employees ...
Dozens of OPM probationary employees were fired on a mass video call on Thursday and given 20 minutes to collect their belongings
"We ask that you gather your personal belongings and exit the premises by 3 p.m. ET as well," an official on the call said.
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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 ...
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Federal employees re-up lawsuit against OPM’s use of mass email server
The amended complaint also lists five additional pseudonymous plaintiffs who aren’t executive branch employees.
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OPM clarifies RTO guidance for military spouses after pressure from lawmakers, families
All federally employed spouses of military and Foreign Service members who work remotely are “categorically exempt” from ...
Former head of OPM offers guidance for fired, upended federal workers in DC region
The former acting OPM director has offered guidance for federal workers affected by the Trump administration’s efforts to cut ...
OPM: 75,000 workers took Trump, Musk government buyout
Roughly 75,000 federal workers across government have accepted a buyout offer, taking an unusual deal spearheaded by the ...
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OPM advises agencies to fire probationary employees after ‘deferred resignation’ deadline
The Office of Personnel Management is advising all federal agencies to fire their probationary employees after it stopped accepting new offers for its “deferred resignation” program last night.
IRS employees accept OPM federal worker buyout; How the 2025 tax season may be affected
The deadline for federal workers to accept OPM's buyout offer was on Feb. 6, but terms of resignation are different for IRS ...
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OPM icon Celeste Legaspi shares interesting tales behind her hits
Behind every song is a story that is either based on real-life events or pure imagination creatively put together by the composer complemented with a perfect melody.