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Government Watchdog Drops Inquiries Into Mass Firings of Probationary Workers

Government Watchdog Drops Inquiries Into Mass Firings of Probationary Workers
Experts in federal employment law said the Trump administration’s justifications to end the investigations were baffling at best.

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