OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

The Office of Personnel Management has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to identify probationary employees ahead of a mass firing. The reissued memo does not order fired workers reinstated.

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