Many government workers being cut are those with fewer protections. They are relatively new in their current jobs, but often have years of experience.

The Pentagon is reinstating fired probationary employees, but many are still waiting for instructions on returning to work, ...

A probationary employee is the same as: 1) PRIVATE: as an enlisted person in the army. 2) LIEUTENANT: as an officer in the military. 3) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: as a teacher/researcher in higher ...

said the mass firings of probationary federal employees appear to be illegal because the termination letters don't cite specifics to each of the employees. On Wednesday the Merit Systems ...

The judge added that the scope of agencies covered under his ruling may expand or narrow, depending on further proceedings in ...

The employee, who received a termination letter three weeks before probation would have ended, said she held a master’s degree in geospatial intelligence and had worked in the same role as a ...