A House panel on Tuesday voted along party lines to advance legislation that would double the amount of time new federal employees must serve before earning their full civil service protections. The ...

The Trump administration is looking to alter both the latitude and method for probationary federal employees to appeal an agency’s decision to fire them.

Section 1. Purpose. The American people deserve a Federal workforce that is high-quality, efficient, dedicated to the public interest, and no larger than necessary. Probationary periods (for employees ...

In recent months, the federal government has fired tens of thousands of probationary employees. According to the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, ...

No matter how meticulous your hiring process may be, it’s hard to know if even the most impressive candidates will work out. But, employee turnover is expensive. And, when you have long-standing job ...