President Donald Trump’s administration has initiated a mass firing of federal workers, targeting probationary employees who have not yet accrued full civil service protections. The exact number of individuals affected is unclear, but hundreds of thousands could be impacted. The move is part of broader efforts to restructure and streamline the federal government. The American Federation of Government Employees has criticized the firings, claiming they are politically driven and not based on performance issues.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Education, and Department of Housing and Urban Development are among the agencies taking action to dismiss employees, with the U.S. Forest Service reportedly planning to terminate thousands of staff. The firings come after thousands of federal employees accepted a “deferred resignation” offer from the White House.
The Trump administration has also targeted other agencies for restructuring, such as the U.S. Agency For International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, aims to reduce what they view as wasteful spending. Trump initiated a hiring freeze on his first day of his second term, leading to legal challenges, with a federal appeals court recently rejecting a bid to pause a lower court’s order temporarily halting the freeze.
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