The US Department of Veteran’s Affairs was one of the first departments to publicly confirm the layoffs, announcing in a statement that it dismissed more than 1,000 probationary employees on Thursday in non “mission critical” positions.
Although the exact number of federal employees affected is unclear, more than 200,000 recently hired workers are currently serving out their probationary period, according to the most recently available government data.
An employee who was laid off from her job at the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told AFP on condition of anonymity that she had been fired during a video call to which close to 100 employees had been invited.
Shortly after the call ended, the employee received a letter from acting OPM director Charles Ezell confirming she had been fired. Her access was cut off less than an hour later.
Thursday's actions follow a White House push -- led by OPM -- to shrink the number of government workers by offering them eight months' pay to resign.
More than 65,000 federal employees accepted the buyout offer from OPM, the White House said.
“This was my dream job,“ said the employee, who was not on probation but who had been at HUD for less time -- and thus had less job security -- than many other colleagues.
A HUD spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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