Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
The Trump Administration Thursday ordered agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation’s largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection — potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of workers.
In addition, workers at some agencies were warned that large workplace cuts would be coming.
