Six Fired Federal Workers Temporarily Reinstated by Review Board
The decision could apply more broadly to thousands of other government employees who were fired because they were on probationary status and relatively new in their positions.
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The decision could apply more broadly to thousands of other government employees who were fired because they were on probationary status and relatively new in their positions.
Workers at a handful of agencies have begun receiving notifications that they are part of the “reduction in force” directed by the president, after a wave of firings that targeted probationary workers.
The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.
White House officials say they have no immediate plans to take over the service. But the president suggested he would consider a major reorganization of the agency.
“The federal government might say ‘You’re fired,’ but here in New York, we say ‘You’re hired,’” Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a recruiting video. The state has more than 7,000 unfilled government posts.
Many federal workers being cut by the thousands are relatively new in their current jobs but often have years of experience.
The report has raised concerns about national park access and maintenance heading into the summer travel season.
The official, Doug O’Donnell, a 40-year veteran of the I.R.S., was elevated last month, after the last commissioner stepped down at the beginning of President Trump’s term.
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, recommended pausing the mass firings of some probationary federal employees.
President Trump said workers would be “sort of semi-fired” or fired if they didn’t comply. The Office of Personnel Management said responses were voluntary. Federal workers said they didn’t know what to do.