'Do not intend to produce': Trump admin says OPM head will defy court order to testify in mass firings case
"Defendants are withdrawing the declaration of Acting Office of Personnel Management and will not be presenting Mr. Ezell at the hearing." The post ‘Do not intend to produce’: Trump admin says OPM head will defy court order to testify in mass firings case first appeared on Law & Crime.
DOJ lawyers decline to let OPM's acting director testify about mass firings
A federal judge is requiring the head of the Office of Personnel Management to testify Thursday about the mass firing of probationary employees.
US judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six U.S. agencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce.
Trump Official Will No Longer Testify in Challenge to Mass Firings
The government said in a court filing that Charles Ezell, who issued the memos that agencies interpreted as orders to fire thousands of employees, would not appear in court Thursday.
Justice Department says key Trump admin official won’t testify about probationary firings
The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management won’t testify at a hearing later this week in a major case challenging the government’s efforts to cull the federal workforce,
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OPM chief rejects court order to testify on probationary firings as case expands governmentwide
Some Republicans push bills to protect workers as thousands of fired feds will rejoin the payroll this week, albeit on ...
DOGE under investigation by OPM inspector general for access to email data system
The inspector general for the Office of Personnel Management is investigating the Department of Government Efficiency‘s ...
OPM Watchdog Says Review of DOGE Work Is Underway
The acting inspector general says the Office of Personnel Management is investigating whether any “emerging threats” have ...
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OPM says union agreements 'unenforceable' in mass firings
New guidance from the Office of Personnel Management states that unions' collective bargaining agreements cannot interfere with mass layoffs carried out by federal agencies.
‘Protect the government’: Trump DOJ urges judge to stop upcoming courtroom showdown with OPM director in mass firings case
The Trump administration is attempting to stop a Thursday hearing in its Office of Personnel and Management mass firing case ...
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Trump administration’s OPM eyeing career human capital leaders in new guidance
OPM recommended all agencies redesignate their CHCOs as "general" rather than "career reserved," opening the positions to political appointees.
OPM walks back memo on firing probationary employees, leaving decision to agencies
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Tuesday updated its guidance to department heads that demanded the firing of ...
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OPM tells agencies it’s not directing probationary firings
The human capital agency updated guidance to say it’s “not directing agencies to take any specific performance-based actions.
OPM Chief Won't Testify in Mass Federal Layoffs Challenge (2)
Acting Office of Personnel Management Director Charles Ezell won’t testify at a March 13 hearing in a lawsuit by government ...
OPM inspector general investigating DOGE emails, access to agency data
The inspector general for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told lawmakers he is investigating the use of a new data ...
Instagram gig backfires for Auburn alum, Trump’s current OPM chief of communications
The Office of Personnel Management has fired hundreds of federal employees, but the Chief of Communications, from Auburn, ...