The Defense Department, which is the largest government agency, says it's reducing its civilian workforce by 5% to 8%.

President Donald Trump has been cutting probationary employees as part of his effort to downsize the federal workforce.

Before she had even unpacked her Washington, D.C., apartment after making the move from Alabama, Katie Sandlin became one of ...

A judge has denied labor unions' request to temporarily block the administration from carrying out mass firing of ...

The Trump administration explained to Fox News Digital that probationary employees of the federal government, who are facing ...

"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 Department of Defense expects to lay off more than 5,000 probationary employees starting next week, as the department complies with the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the ...

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 to be released as the Pentagon anticipates reducing its civilian workforce ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is preparing for a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian employees as the Trump administration’s axe to the federal workforce ...

Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President ...

Around 40 Social Security Administration employees were given eight hours—or until 4:30 p.m. Thursday—to decide whether to ...