DOGE - what a mess it is

[public hermit]

Judge orders thousands of federal workers reinstated; slams ‘sham’ government declaration​

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees fired last month from a half dozen federal agencies.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the Trump administration to reinstate employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Interior and the Department of Treasury.

"The reason that OPM wanted to put this 'based on performance' was, at least in my judgment, a gimmick to avoid their Reduction in Force Act because the law always allows you to fire somebody for performance," Alsup said, adding that the employees terminated for "performance" can't even get unemployment insurance.

Judge orders thousands of federal workers reinstated; slams 'sham' government declaration

The order includes workers fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

abcnews.go.com

Will these folks be re-hired? Time will tell, but I'm glad somebody with authority said what we all were thinking.

 

[mark46]

Judge orders thousands of federal workers reinstated; slams ‘sham’ government declaration​

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees fired last month from a half dozen federal agencies.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the Trump administration to reinstate employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Interior and the Department of Treasury.

"The reason that OPM wanted to put this 'based on performance' was, at least in my judgment, a gimmick to avoid their Reduction in Force Act because the law always allows you to fire somebody for performance," Alsup said, adding that the employees terminated for "performance" can't even get unemployment insurance.

Judge orders thousands of federal workers reinstated; slams 'sham' government declaration

The order includes workers fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

abcnews.go.com

Will these folks be re-hired? Time will tell, but I'm glad somebody with authority said what we all were thinking.

Yes, many will be re-hired and then legally laid off or fired.