“This episode epitomizes the cruelty, ignorance, and gross mismanagement ignited by DOGE in the federal service,” Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said in a statement.
Typically, federal employees who aren’t in their probationary periods are entitled to a chance to defend their employment following a proposed removal before a final determination has been made. PEER is representing Irish, arguing that his proposed firing violated the Whistleblower Protection Act, among other things.
