🏢Mass Federal Firings: When Your Government Job Isn't Safe
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Starting January 25, 2025, Trump began firing thousands of federal probationary employees across agencies from the EPA to Social Security. This unprecedented action affects how government services work and who controls the federal workforce that processes your benefits, enforces laws, and provides services.
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How long is the standard probationary period for new federal employees?
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Which law established merit-based hiring and firing protections for federal employees?
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Which agency reportedly had the most employees terminated in the first wave?
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Which constitutional amendment protects federal employees from arbitrary termination?
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Which federal office investigates retaliation against whistleblowing federal employees?
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Approximately how many civilian federal employees work for the government?
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What percentage of federal employees are veterans?
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Which federal service could be most immediately impacted by Social Security Administration cuts?
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What typically happens to government services during hiring freezes?
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How many merit system principles govern federal employment?
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What is the average annual salary of a federal employee?
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What executive order classification did Trump use to make it easier to fire federal employees?
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What Supreme Court case established that federal employees have property rights in their jobs?
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What is the largest federal employee union in the United States?
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What constitutional principle gives the president authority to control executive branch employees?
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Federal employee unions can prevent the firing of probationary workers.
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Congress can prevent the president from firing federal employees.
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Terminated probationary employees are eligible for unemployment benefits.
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The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activities.
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The president has unlimited authority to fire federal employees.
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