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Sean Collins @ Vox · 02/19/2025 07:00 EDT

Will Trump’s layoffs really improve the federal government?

The spate of federal firings that stretched throughout last week escalated last Friday, and continued through the holiday weekend.  Nearly all of those fired were “probationary” employees, a status usually conferred on new workers, those that switch agencies, and the recently promoted, that provides fewer protections against removal.  Reports have been unclear about exactly how […]

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