Trump administration asks agencies for lists of newly hired federal employees - Federal News Network
A new Office of Personnel Management memo also tells agencies to determine whether or not the new federal hires should be retained at the agency.
The Trump administration is giving federal agencies until the end of this week to deliver lists of all their employees who are still within their one-year probationary periods, while also reminding agency leaders that newly hired members of the workforce are the easiest to fire.
In a memo sent to agency heads Wednesday evening, regarding “critical potential personnel actions,” OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell reminded agencies that newly hired federal employees can be terminated “without triggering [Merit System Protection Board] appeal rights.” OPM is giving agencies until Friday to submit a report to OPM that includes a list of all employees currently in their probationary period.
“Agencies should promptly determine whether those employees should be retained at the agency,” Ezell wrote in the memo.
Under federal statue, federal employees with a competitive service appointment are considered to be in a probationary period during their first year of service. For employees with an excepted service appointment, the probationary period can last for up to two years.
The probationary period is meant to give agencies some flexibility in deciding if a new hire is the right fit for a federal job. If an agency determines that an employee hasn’t demonstrated fitness for a federal position, the agency can “...
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