The Guardian: Elizabeth Warren, Dems call for inquiry in to Musk agency’s firings of probationary workers

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and 10 Democratic Senators have called on the government accountability office (GAO) to investigate the effects of the recent firing of federal probationary employees on the health and safety of the American public.

The letter noted at least 25,000 probationary employees at the federal government appear to have been indiscriminately fired under the claims of poor performance, regardless of their performance. The firings put American people “at risk”, Warren warned.

The letter was also signed by Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).

Warren and the other US Senators cite firings at the Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Agriculture, as a few examples, noting the Trump administration has scrambled to rehire some terminated workers that include employees focused on nuclear security, bird flu outbreaks, veterans’ health and health services in tribal communities.

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