The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has advised agencies against automatically dismissing all probationary federal employees but has encouraged the removal of those with unsatisfactory performance.
A source familiar with the matter confirmed the directive, which was issued after the OPM requested agencies to compile lists of employees hired within the past one to two years. Approximately 200,000 federal employees are currently serving a probationary period of either one or two years, depending on the agency, making them more susceptible to dismissal.
