Members of the American Federation of Government Employees set up a banner before a protest of a government shutdown on Jan. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia. Mark Makela / Getty Images)
The statement comes after reports that federal agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, were preparing to or had fired probationary workers.
A demonstrator holds up a sign during a rally in front of the Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
Protestors of Elon Musk and DOGE gather outside the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder)
Elon Musk puts his son on his shoulders as he joins President Donald Trump for an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) “workforce optimization initiative.” (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) and the department’s chief data and artificial intelligence Officer, Matthew Graviss (left), spoke to department employees about artificial intelligence capabilities in June. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) speaks during a House hearing on Oct. 18, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Protestors of Elon Musk and DOGE gather outside the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder)
The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Office of Management and Budget director nominee Russell Vought is sworn in for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
A U.S. Border Patrol officer deploys on the Rio Grande on a patrol of the U.S.-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas, on Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
A demonstrator holds up a sign during a rally in front of the Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed a range of executive orders pertaining to issues including artificial intelligence. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Federal workers and their supporters gather outside the Treasury Department on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C., to protest Elon Musk and DOGE’s takeover of federal systems. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder)
The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)