Did any government workers get fired for being disloyal? What do the records say?

"One case involves a district court complaint from 12 FBI agents who say they were fired for kneeling during a 2020 protest."

"a Merit Systems Protection Board complaint by six EPA employees who were terminated after signing an open letter critical of the administration’s public health and environmental policies."

"Meanwhile, a proposed class action by four federal workers alleges unlawful termination for their perceived involvement in diversity, equity, and inclusion work, raising a novel First Amendment issue."

"They noted that the previous administration declined to discipline them."

"The final rule also allows agencies to remove federal employees if they refuse to comply with “any applicable nondisclosure obligations.”"

"That includes considering whether employees file their taxes on time, meet citizenship requirements and properly use government resources."

"Agencies will make their own initial assessments of whether an employee appears unsuitable for government service, then refer their determinations to OPM for the ultimate decision. If it’s found that a suitability action should be taken, OPM will then instruct the agency to remove the employee in question within five workdays."

"The new “suitability and fitness” factors come on top of existing factors agencies already use in their employment determinations, such as criminal or violent conduct, excessive alcohol use, and deception or fraud. OPM removed “refusal to furnish testimony” from the list of suitability factors that agencies must consider."

"“For too long, the federal government has had stronger tools to prevent someone with serious misconduct from entering public service than to address the same misconduct once that individual is already employed,” OPM Director Scott Kupor said Monday."

"Comey and Comans are among a slew of employees who the Trump administration has dismissed with no stated reason, instead justifying them by arguing the moves were within the president’s scope of authority. Their termination notices suggested the actions were taken “pursuant to Article II of the Constitution and laws of the United States.”"

"Comey has suggested her firing was the direct result of her connection to her father, a longstanding target of President Trump who is also facing prosecution from the administration, or her perceived political beliefs."

"In Comans case, the former FEMA chief financial officer fired after the administration alleged she misused federal dollars when authorizing funds to house migrants in hotels, Virginia-based District Judge Michael Nachmanoff said the terms of the dismissal made federal court the “mandatory” forum for a challenge."

"The Trump administration has separately created a new classification of federal employees called Schedule Policy/Career, estimating it would allow agencies to fire around 50,000 workers in policy-setting roles at will."

"Justice has taken a particularly aggressive approach in dismissing career staff, beginning just hours after Trump took the oath of office when it fired personnel in the Executive Office of Immigration Review and elsewhere."

"Vought said he also wanted to destroy the mental health of people providing public services, saying his goal was for federal workers “to be traumatically affected,” and that “when they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains … We want to put them in trauma.”"

"he issued about 1,500 RIFs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—about 90 percent of staff—and thousands more elsewhere."

"Organized labor won a major victory last month in a settlement ordering the Trump administration to announce that it has abandoned its attempt to illegally fire millions of federal workers during last year’s government shutdown."

"CNN reported all employees of OPM FOIA were terminated on or around February 17, 2025."

"The OPM director, however, denies that reclassified workers will be subject to loyalty tests or lose whistleblower protections."