The Trump administration’s attempts to drastically and rapidly reduce the federal workforce have led to internal chaos with some workers being informed they were mistakenly sent a termination email only to later beJoann closing more than 500 fabric stores in 49 states — see the full list of locations told they were actually fired.
DOGE has recently taken over key departments, such as the Office of Personnel Management, which acts as a human resource for federal workers, and begun making massive cuts across agencies and departments, reportedly without informing key career officials.
“During this probationary or trial period, it has been determined that your continued employment does not promote the efficiency of the service because you have failed to demonstrate fitness for continued federal employment,” the email, seen by Bloomberg, said on Tuesday – matching wording to the “draft” they were sent.
The mass layoffs have been sparked by Elon Musk, billionaire and chair of the Department of Government Efficiency, who is seeking to cut federal spending and get rid of “fraud” within the government.
The quick effort to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development earlier this month occurred in such a rush that one fired staffer had to be rehired in order to process the time sheets of other employees, the Wall Street Journal reported.
