The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has directed federal agencies to terminate all employees still on probation a year or more after being hired, with limited exceptions. Federal probationary periods typically last one to two years.
An OPM spokesperson described the move as part of an effort to “streamline the federal government” following a hiring freeze. The order appears to be a cost-saving measure within the Trump administration’s broader push to downsize the federal workforce.
Affected employees were ordered to leave offices by 3 p.m. Thursday. OPM also closed its communications office, placing those employees on administrative leave. The Department of Energy and other agencies have issued similar orders. Officials were allowed to advocate for some employees with a brief statement, but limits remain on how many can be retained.
A separate deferred resignation program has already led to tens of thousands of voluntary departures in exchange for pay and benefits through September.
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