Judge orders rescission of OPM memos directing agencies to fire probationary employees
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind memos that directed agencies across ...
Judge Says OPM Had 'No Authority Whatsoever' To Fire Probationary Employees
A judge has found that the mass layoffs of probationary government employees were likely unlawful. Newsweek's live blog is ...
Judge orders recission of OPM memos directing agencies to fire probationary employees
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind memos that directed agencies across ...
OPM illegally ordered agencies to fire ‘probationary’ federal employees, judge rules
The ruling is a setback for the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to dramatically shrink the federal workforce.
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OPM tells court it never ordered mass firings, contradicting prior claims
The Trump administration is arguing in court that agencies acted on their own to fire probationary staff, but it previously ...
OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs
A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies ...
Veterans Affairs staffers denounce OPM email amid Elon Musk's DOGE push: 'People have no clue how this is impacting us'
After Elon Musk demanded that federal workers detail their work accomplishments via email, VA employees who contacted BI ...
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Federal judge invalidates OPM’s directives to terminate federal probationary workers
A federal court said OPM's directives on probationary firings have no legal effect, since the office has no authority to order firings in other agencies.
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Federal judge orders OPM to rescind memo ordering the termination of probationary employees
The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees within another agency,” the judge said.
OPM undercuts Musk ‘resignation' threat to federal workers
Elon Musk has been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal government spending and the federal employee ...
Musk says federal workers will get ‘another chance' to explain work as OPM says it's voluntary
President Donald Trump backed Elon Musk’s demand that federal employees explain their recent work or risk getting fired, even ...
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Judge blocks OPM, Education Department from sharing personal info with DOGE
The order is the most wide-ranging block on DOGE’s activities to date and bars OPM, the government’s HR department, from sharing federal employees’ personal information with DOGE ...