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WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 17: The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible along with signs that read “Protect National Park Workers” and “No One is Above The Law” at a rally against the Trump administration during “Not My President’s Day” protests at the Capitol Reflecting Pool on February 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Protests are being held in cities across the nation on Presidents’ Day against what the organizers say are “the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

US judge issues temporary pause on federal probationary worker firings

The federal court order follows another win for probationary employees who challenged their terminations before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Protesters gather outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and supporters are protesting against Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids who 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)

Agencies take cautious approaches to OPM email asking for list of accomplishments

Federal agency responses included giving workers a template and warning to write responses as if they’re going to “be read by malign foreign actors.”
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Protesters gather outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and supporters are protesting against Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids who 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)

Federal judge blocks DOGE access to sensitive Education Department, OPM information

A temporary restraining order was granted to prevent Elon Musk’s DOGE liaisons from accessing personally identifiable information.
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)

House Democrats urge agency heads to refute OPM email, Musk message

The lawmakers said in a letter that agency heads should immediately tell staffers to not respond to OPM’s “ill-conceived email stunt” asking them what they accomplished last…
The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse located at 333 Constitution Avenue NW in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building houses the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit). (Flickr/AgnosticPreachersKid)

Federal judge denies request to halt agency probationary firings

The decision is a blow to attempts by unions to prevent the mass firings of federal probationary workers.
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