The Office of Personnel Management issued revised guidance to federal agencies Tuesday regarding the firing of federal probationary workers.

The acting OPM director issued the memo to agency heads after President Donald Trump signed an executive order.

A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn over plans for widespread layoffs of federal employees by March 13.

Employees of the federal government in the Richmond area and beyond have been suddenly fired and purged from their departments amidst lawsuits and confusion over the actions’ legality and permanence.

On February 26, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued guidance to federal agencies

Judge William Alsup said no “statute in the history of the universe” authorized OPM to take personnel action against employees at other agencies.

A weekend memorandum issued to the Air Force and Space Force encourages transgender service members "to elect to separate voluntarily no later than 26 March 2025."

The OPM memo that 'categorically' exempted military spouses was celebrated as a win, but military spouses say it “did almost nothing” for them.

The Trump administration is arguing in court that agencies acted on their own to fire probationary staff, but it previously sent a government directive with a deadline for the firings.