USA TODAY reviewed 10 termination letters. All but one mentioned performance concerns. Fired probationary employees interviewed by USA TODAY all said they were never told of any performance problems.

The employee, who received a termination letter three weeks before probation would have ended, said she held a master’s degree in geospatial intelligence and had worked in the same role as a ...

but as part of a government-wide termination. Judge William Alsup is overseeing a lawsuit brought by labor unions and nonprofits contesting the mass firings of thousands of probationary workers in ...

The Office of Personnel Management that directed the termination of thousands of probationary workers at six federal agencies ...