By Evan Bevins, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Concerns about potential layoffs at the federal Bureau of the Fiscal Service facilities in Parkersburg are making the rounds on social media, but specifics on what was happening and when proved elusive.
An employee speaking on condition of anonymity said some probationary workers at the agency in Parkersburg would be let go starting today. The employee did not say how many would be affected.
Probationary workers have been laid off from a variety of federal agencies since President Donald Trump took office in January as part of announced efforts to reduce spending and the size of the federal government. The Associated Press described probationary employees as those who generally have been on the job for less than a year and have yet to gain civil service protection.
The AP reported that on Feb. 13, the administration ordered agencies to lay off nearly all such workers.
Media representatives for the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury did not return messages seeking comment Wednesday evening and Thursday.
