The U.S. government began firing hundreds of people at multiple agencies on Thursday as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk accelerate their purge of America's federal bureaucracy, union sources and employees familiar with the moves told Reuters.
Termination emails have been sent in the past 48 hours to government workers, mostly recently hired employees still on probation, at the Department of Education, the Small Business Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the General Services Administration, which manages many federal buildings.
It was not immediately clear how many domestic federal workers stood to lose their jobs in the first wave of layoffs. According to government data, about 280,000 civilian government workers were hired less than two years ago with most still on probation, which makes them easier to fire.
Termination emails have been sent in the past 48 hours to government workers, mostly recently hired employees still on probation, at the Department of Education, the Small Business Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the General Services Administration, which manages many federal buildings.
It was not immediately clear how many domestic federal workers stood to lose their jobs in the first wave of layoffs. According to government data, about 280,000 civilian government workers were hired less than two years ago with most still on probation, which makes them easier to fire.
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