Trump overhauls probationary employee tenure process after federal workforce layoffs

Published April 25, 2025 8:37am ET



President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Thursday that will enable the government to fire probationary employees more easily.

Instead of automatically gaining full status in one or two years, workers can only do so if their managers sign off on their performance.

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