Turmoil in Federal Workforce: Mass Firings, Legal Challenges, and Policy Revisions
The Trump presidency started common mass firing of temporary employees across several agencies in the first 2025 time, leading to extraordinary upheaval for the U. S. national workforce. These activities have caused major operational disruptions, coverage clarifications and legal fights within the state. Federal agency mass terminations The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memo directing federal agencies to evaluate and potentially fire employees who are on probation during their probationary periods, which are typically those that have less than a year of service, starting in January 2025. Taus of workers across a variety of departments were fired as a result of this directive: Department of Agriculture (USDA ): Over 5,000 […]