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Updated as of 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 14
The Trump administration has begun firing federal employees who are in their probationary periods, typically those hired within the past one to two years. Such workers have weaker civil service job protections.
The Office of Personnel Management previously asked agencies to compile lists of their probationary employees and, in some cases, federal offices warned such individuals they could be imminently fired.
Based on OPM data, as of May 2024, more than 200,000 federal employees have been hired within the last year.
Here are the departments and agencies where Government Executive has confirmed firings of new hires have taken place. We will update as we learn more. If known, we also note the approximate number of affected employees:
Agriculture Department
- Forest Service – 2,400
- Food and Nutrition Service – number unconfirmed, but termination notices at FNS were obtained by Government Executive
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – number unconfirmed
Education Department – 60 members of the bargaining unit, according to the American Federation of Government Employees
Energy Department – number unconfirmed
General Services Administration – at least 100
Interior Department – 2,300 employees (according to internal communications obtained by Government Executive)
Office of Personnel Management – number unconfirmed
Small Business Administration – number unconfirmed
Veterans Affairs Department – 1,000
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