Federal, Watchdog Moves

Firings of some federal workers should be halted, watchdog recommends
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the independent Office of Special Counsel whom President Donald Trump has tried to oust but a judge has temporarily kept in place, said the firings are likely illegal
Federal judge allows Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward
A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward. U.S.
Government Watchdog Moves to Protect Probationary Federal Workers
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, recommended pausing the mass firings of some probationary federal employees.
Judge rules against federal employees suing Trump admin for privacy concerns
A federal judge has ruled against federal employees who sued the Trump administration over privacy and security concerns around a government workforce email distribution system.
The Latest: Federal judge allows Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to continue
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper decided he could not grant a motion from unions representing the workers to temporarily block President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers. He did, however,
Trump admin’s firings of probationary employees may violate federal law, watchdog says
A federal watchdog indicated that he is examining the broader legality of the mass terminations that have rippled through the federal government.
Federal watchdog says firing probationary employees is illegal
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of the Special Counsel, wrote that the terminations appear "contrary to a reasonable reading of the law."
Government watchdog Trump tried to fire says mass terminations of probationary employees may be illegal
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger says the mass terminations of federal workers appears "contrary to a reasonable reading of the law."
Mass firing of federal employees sweeps up good workers along with poor ones
An organization that serves its customers must balance efficiency with expertise and cost-cutting with competence.
The Latest: Judge declines to halt Trump administration's federal workers layoffs
A federal judge is refusing to temporarily block the Trump administration’s mass layoff of federal workers while a lawsuit ...
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Federal Workers Are Trolling Elon Musk’s Latest Attempt to Fire Them
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US judge clears way for USAID to put more than 2,000 employees on leave
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to put more than 2,000 U.S. Agency for International ...
Request to block mass firing of probationary employees denied by judge
A judge has denied labor unions' request to temporarily block the administration from carrying out mass firing of ...