usually the incoming administration asks for their resignations and does not issue tersely-worded termination letters, current and former Justice Department lawyers say. The exact number who were ...

Read federal prosecutor Ryan Crosswell’s resignation letter, in which he wrote, “I can no longer serve the Department that I ...

Letters sent to federal workers say they are being terminated "based on your performance." But workers told USA TODAY they ...

I am writing to inform you that your position as U.S. Attorney is terminated, effective immediately." Reuters could not immediately determine how many offices had received the termination letters.

However, a labor attorney said the government has wide latitude to fire probationary employees and performance language in the termination letters may be “boilerplate." Lawyer Greg Rinckey ...