The Fire Department welcomed two new members this spring and summer, with Ally Galvin and Bill Kenyon joining the ranks.

With OPM’s final rule, agencies can decide fire feds in their probationary period based broadly on agency needs, interests and “organizational goals.” ...

Probationary employees, however, are still entitled to a written letter or termination notice with a reason for the firing. Probationary firings have already taken place in several federal agencies.

Probationary workers fired as part of President Trump's downsizing talked about their jobs and their ongoing employment limbo as legal fights continue. Latest U.S.

Probationary firefighters for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) graduate in Queens. Photo: FDNY PIO At the core of any probationary firefighter training program are the Xs and Os: the ...

Probationary employees are typically easier to terminate since they lack some civil service protections. The DOGE office wasn't directly responsible for the Office of Personnel Management memo ...

Probationary workers across multiple federal health agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services received virtually identical letters Saturday evening informing them they would be ...