Governmentwide firings ‘devastating’ to probationary federal employees
Podcast: Federal Drive with Tom TeminPublished On: Thu Feb 20 2025
Description: At the National Science Foundation, 168 federal employees lost their jobs Tuesday. They got a couple of hours notice to say goodbye to their colleagues and pack up their belongings. This story is echoing widely across the government and impacting thousands of federal employees, and it comes after the Trump administration encouraged agencies to fire people in their probationary periods, when they've got fewer job protections. Here with an update, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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