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Government watchdog wants thousands of federal workers to be reinstated

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Watchdog wants more than 5,000 probationary employees to be reinstated at the U.S. Department of Agriculture .

It's the latest example of resistance to President Trump 's efforts to downsize the federal workforce.

Probationary workers have been targeted for layoffs across the federal government because they're usually new to the job.

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83

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87

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67

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formal

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English

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53

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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