"Those who we need, who are the best and brightest, are going to stay. Those who are under performers — won't," said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place.

Employees’ physical and IT system access was deactivated at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. On-site staff were also asked to quickly ...

The Trump administration explained to Fox News Digital that probationary employees of the federal government, who are facing ...

Public service unions have filed a lawsuit to block mass terminations of probationary federal employees as directed by the OPM.

"We ask that you gather your personal belongings and exit the premises by 3 p.m. ET as well," an official on the call said.

A coalition of government employee unions sued late Wednesday over the Trump administration’s efforts to fire employees still in their probationary period across the federal government. The ...

President Donald Trump has been cutting probationary employees as part of his effort to downsize the federal workforce.

National Science Foundation administrators reclassified hundreds of employees from permanent to probationary status in violation of labor contracts, according to a U.S. lawmaker and agency employee.

Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President ...