US judge says mass firings of some federal workers likely illegal BBC.comJudge blocks Trump administration's mass firings of federal workers The Washington PostOPM tells court it never ordered mass firings, contradicting prior claims Government ExecutiveFederal workers turn to little-known ‘merit board' as they try to avoid Trump's mass layoffs CNN
A federal judge in California stopped the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal departments and agencies to begin mass firings of probationary workers.
