A federal judge declared a memo from the Office of Personnel Management illegal, asserting the agency lacks authority to dictate hiring and firing in other federal agencies. This ruling responded to actions linked to President Trump's administration and Elon Musk’s initiatives intended to reform federal operations. The OPM memo mandated agencies to separate non-mission-critical probationary employees. Following the memo's release, unions filed a lawsuit, questioning the legality of OPM’s directive and emphasizing the reduced protections for probationary workers. Judge Alsup explicitly stated that OPM's power is limited to its own personnel decisions.
"The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees within another agency."
"In a ruling from the bench Thursday, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said that the OPM memo was illegal and should be stopped."
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