The Pentagon, probation and federal employees

Pentagon says it will start firing 5,400 probationary civilian employees next week
The Pentagon said on Friday it would start firing about 5,400 civilian employees who were on probation, the first moves by President Donald Trump's administration at the department to make good on its promise to reduce the federal workforce.
Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next week
The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place.
Firing of probationary employees called ‘self-defeating’
In a new online survey, more than 60% of Federal News Network readers who responded say they plan to stay in their jobs despite all the chaos that’s happening.
SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired
Sean Duffy, secretary of the Department of Transportation, which oversees the FAA, announced in a post on X that SpaceX engineers would be visiting the Air Traffic Control System Command Center in Virginia to take what he positioned as a tour.
Pentagon prepares to fire thousands of civilian employees in dramatic culling
The Pentagon is planning to fire 5,400 civilian employees starting next week as it prepares to eliminate 8 percent of its civilian workforce, the department announced Friday. The sweeping cuts will gut civilians who have only been employed for one or two years and are still considered “probationary,
Donald Trump to Fire Thousands of Pentagon Employees Next Week
According to a press release, the cuts will primarily affect employees with one to two years of service who are "probationary."
Pentagon hits pause on plan to carry out mass firings of civilian employees, officials say
The Defense Department has temporarily paused a plan to carry out mass firings of civilian probationary employees until Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon’s Office of General Counsel can carry out a more thorough review of the impacts such firings could have on US military readiness,
Pentagon halts mass firings of civilian employees pending review of mission impact
The pause comes after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year.
Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps
Terminated probationary employees at the FAA include some who work on the team responsible for producing air traffic ...
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There is help for probationary employees who were terminated
Federal employment attorneys say probationary employees who were fired can apply for unemployment insurance and have other ...
Hegseth previews Pentagon staffing cuts, targets probationary employees
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is preparing for a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian employees as the Trump administration’s axe to the federal workforce ...
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IRS plans to lay off 7,000 probationary workers beginning Thursday, AP source says
The IRS plans to lay off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and around the country beginning Thursday. WASHINGTON — The IRS ...
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Social Security offers 40 probationary feds reassignments to avert blanket firings
Around 40 Social Security Administration employees were given eight hours—or until 4:30 p.m. Thursday—to decide whether to ...
DOGE employee cuts fall heavily on agency that regulates Musk’s Tesla
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will lose between 70 and 80 people, split roughly evenly between firings ...