In a turbulent turn of events, the Trump administration has revised its directive regarding the mass firings of federal employees, particularly probationary workers, after facing multiple legal challenges. A federal judge has ruled that the mass firings may be illegal, prompting the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to clarify that it did not order these terminations and has left decisions up to individual agencies. Amidst these controversies, a government watchdog has determined that some of these firings were unlawful, leading to calls for the reinstatement of some employees. The landscape continues to shift as legal interventions block implementation of mass layoffs and challenge the authority of the administration in this regard.