Trump Administration Rehiring Over 24K Fired Federal Workers?

James Kaufman, World News Report today, March 18, 2025. God bless you and yours, no matter where you are in the world. Please subscribe, give us a thumbs up, ring that bell for critical future updates. Trump administration to reinstate over 24,000 federal workers after Obama judge ruling. The Trump administration is taking steps to reinstate thousands of probationary federal workers who were fired in an effort to downsize the government according to court filings in one of two cases where judges deemed the terminations unlawful. U.S. District Judge James Bredar, an Obama appointee, ordered the mass reinstatement of employees at 18 federal agencies last week. Determining that the administration's justification for the firing's poor performance was not supported by the evidence, the ruling follows another decision by a federal judge in San Francisco who also found the terminations at six agencies to be illegal. According to more than a dozen declarations filed by the government Monday night, the administration has moved to reinstate roughly 24,000 probationary workers. What a nightmare! According to the Monday night filings, many of the reinstated employees have been placed on administrative leave while others have returned to full employment. However, officials warn that the reinstatement process could create confusion and operational challenges, particularly for employees who are reinstated only to potentially face termination again if an appellate court overturns the rulings. The acting chief human capital officer at the Department of Energy cautioned in a declaration that reinstating employees could impose burdens on the Department of Energy and cause significant confusion and turmoil for the terminated employees. Since taking office, the Trump administration has taken aggressive steps to reshape the federal bureaucracy, including dismissing employees during their probationary periods. The recent ruling represents a legal setback for these efforts, reinforcing protections for federal workers and challenging the administration's justification for its sweeping dismissals. The legal battle is expected to continue for months. The possibility that an appellate ruling could overturn Bedar's decision Until then, federal agencies must navigate the complexities of onboarding and retraining employees who may face further job uncertainty in the months ahead. We've got some crooked judges, or, well, obviously, compromised, as in on the list. God bless you and yours. Please share, subscribe, and always remember, anything's possible in the bizarro world.