DOGE firing of probationary employees wasn't done properly: Ex-VA worker | Morning in America
On Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the agency after 1,000 workers were axed earlier this month. The VA said the individuals dismissed were “non-mission critical” probationary employees who have served less than two years.
Federal watchdog says firing of probationary employees was 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."
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 watchdog Trump wants to oust moves to stop firing of 6 probationary workers
A government watchdog special counsel who oversees federal workers' whistleblower reports said Monday his office is seeking to halt some of the Trump administration's mass firings of federal workers.
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.
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.
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10 federal workers receive firing notices at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee
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