Russell Vourch, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), spoke with reporters at a press conference at the White House in Washington on March 11, 2019.
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this Consumer Financial Protection Bureau A termination notice was sent to dozens of employees late Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter.
The affected staff were mainly those with probation conditions, people said, asking to speak frankly after anonymously after orders to stop all agents’ work, including talking to journalists.
Probation means employees are Trial periodPeople say that after starting a new government position, it usually lasts for a year or two and does not reflect performance.
This move is in the broader effort of the president Donald Trump Trim federal staff. NBC News reported that the Office of Personnel Management requires federal agencies to obtain a list of all recently hired workers because they are easiest to terminate. This raises concerns about layoffs FBI and Environmental Protection Agency.
CFPB employees have been On the edge Operators at the Elon Musk government’s efficiency ministry have been given the agency’s opportunity since late last week. Since then, the CFPB headquarters has been closed and employees are Tell Russell Vos, acting CFPB director, does not do any bureau work. Both musk and vought require the elimination of CFPB.
One of the people said the termination aired more confusion at the agency, as some of the fired people had accepted the federal acquisition offer.
The person said some were fired to receive formal letters that did not include their specific names and titles, but left with areas full of universal placeholders.
Another said that the termination of bureaucracy would attack the CFPB’s law enforcement, especially because former director Rohit Chopra’s efforts have increased the recruitment of lawyers. The agency had about 1,700 employees before layoffs.
CFPB declined to comment.
