Eric Katz, Senior Correspondent, Government Executive, February 12, 2025
"Going forward, agencies are told to prioritize low performing probationers for firing. Some have already taken a different approach."
"At least two federal agencies have dismissed some or all of their recent hires this week, though the Trump administration has otherwise instructed heads of government offices not to plan similar mass firings for those workers. . . ."
"On Tuesday evening, however, OPM convened a call with federal agencies’ general counsels and instructed them not to pursue widespread firings of probationary period workers. Instead, OPM said, they should terminate only such workers that they have deemed poor performers. The call was first reported by CBS News."