Many federal workers being cut by the thousands are relatively new in their current jobs but often have years of experience.

The Department of Defense expects to lay off more than 5,000 probationary employees starting next week, as the department ...

The Pentagon said it would start this week to fire probationary employees as part of a large cutting of its civilian ...

The military's services handed in lists of the employees hired within the last year to the Trump administration.

The Department of Defense identified probationary employees and provided that list to the Department of Government Efficiency ...

As part of the Trump administration's wide-ranging overhaul of the US Pentagon, between 5-8% of probationary civilian workers ...

It is not clear whether all probationary personnel will be let go — instead, some might be exempted due to the critical ...

The first firings of Defense Department civilian probationary employees are expected to start next week, with about 5,400 set ...

"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 dismissals will begin next week, officials said, and could expand to include tens of thousands of other workers ...

According to a press release, the cuts will primarily affect employees with one to two years of service who are "probationary." ...

Stephen Feinberg, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday to say whether Russia ...