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List of Federal Agencies That Have Begun Mass Layoffs

The article from Newsweek discusses how several federal agencies in the U.S. have started mass layoffs of probationary employees, a move that has raised concerns about potential political motivations behind these dismissals. Agencies like the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development are among those implementing these layoffs. Critics argue that these actions might be aimed at removing employees who do not align with the current administration's political views, especially given the timing and the fact that these employees are in their probationary period, making it easier to terminate them without cause. The article also mentions that while some dismissals could be performance-related, the scale and pattern suggest a broader strategy possibly linked to the administration's "Schedule F" executive order, which aimed to reclassify many federal workers to make them easier to fire. This has led to accusations of a "purge" to install more politically aligned individuals in these roles.

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[ https://www.newsweek.com/federal-agencies-that-have-begun-mass-layoffs-probationary-employees-doge-2031543 ]