President Donald Trump’s Reuters reported on Thursday that the government is reclassifying federal workers at both agencies to make it easier to fire them.
The work was reportedly carried out with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). Trump announced plans at the earliest time of his tenure to reclassify thousands of federal workers, many of whom argued against his policies.
“I know there is a lot of attention and uncertainty about schedule policy/career and want to provide the best information available right now,” Emily Menashes, an acting assistant administrator, wrote in an email to NOAA on Tuesday.
Most federal workers have protections, requiring them to be fired for their careers only. But Trump signed an executive order on his first day in the office to create a new class of workers but can be fired at will.
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President Donald Trump is reportedly reclassifying federal workers to circumvent their traditional fire protection. (Getty Image)
In the new category, NOAA employees will continue to be professional employees rather than political appointments, but are expected to support the government’s agenda.
The U.S. Department of Energy and the White House did not respond to Fox News’ requests for comment. NOAA declined to comment.
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Trump’s administration is trying to reduce the size of the federal government in the open month of offices. (Getty Image)
The effort to report is Trump has Thousands of federal workers have been tried to fire, many of whom have sued for retaining their jobs.
At least one federal judge ordered Trump’s administration Resuming federal probation workers fired in recent massive layoffs.
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U.S. District Court Judge James Bredar issued an order Tuesday directing 18 federal agencies to “revoke” the “termination” of thousands of trial federal workers by Tuesday, April 8, although the order only applies to states where lawyers file cases.
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The states affected by Wednesday’s ruling include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Nevada, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Oregon, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Vermont, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wisconsin and the region.
Since Trump took office, he has faced many national bans to stop his administration’s actions. So far, the court has hit him with about 15 extensive orders in his new term, more than former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have received throughout his tenure.
President Donald Trump waved his hand when he arrived at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich House Judicial Subcommittee Tuesday.
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The former lawmaker stressed that Democrats appointed a vast majority of judges to propose bans or orders that restrict Trump’s enforcement.
Reuters contributed to the report.
