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SILVER SPRING, MD – MARCH 03: Hundreds of demonstrators gather to protest against Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts outside the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on March 03, 2025 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Last week the Trump administration fired about 800 probationary staff at NOAA, one of the world’s premier centers for climate science. The layoffs are on top of about 500 employees who left the agency after taking the so-called deferred resignation offer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NOAA firings spark concerns for agency’s data-centric mission 

Terminations could threaten the weather and climate agency’s public safety work and make existing staffing issues worse, former workers said.
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Rep. Gerry Connolly speaks at a press conference outside of USAID headquarters on Feb. 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

House Democrats ask OPM to reinstate probationary workers

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats want documents pertaining to the DOGE-led reductions-in-force, per a letter sent Monday.
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.
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