A Key Official Is Trying to Weasel Out of Testifying About Trump’s Mass Firings. Good Luck!
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DOJ lawyers decline to let OMP's acting director testify about mass firings
A federal judge is requiring the head of the Office of Personnel Management to testify Thursday about the mass firing of probationary employees.
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The Office of Personnel Management issued revised guidance to federal agencies Tuesday regarding the firing of federal probationary workers.
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Justice Department says key Trump admin official won’t testify about probationary firings
The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management won’t testify at a hearing later this week in a major case challenging the government’s efforts to cull the federal workforce,
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For some federal workers, Trump and Musk offer a career springboard
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‘They do not intend to comply’: Trump admin ‘will not produce’ agency head for court-ordered testimony, plaintiffs say
The Trump administration is refusing to comply with a court order requiring acting OPM head Charles Ezell to testify about ...