New federal employees would serve longer trial periods before their jobs become permanent.
This bill would make it take longer for many new federal employees to become permanent. Most new hires would have to work for two years instead of one before their job is final. It would also take longer for many to gain certain job protections, and agencies would need to certify that keeping an employee serves the public interest.
Today, most new federal employees in the competitive service have a 1-year probationary period, and many gain appeal rights for job actions after 1 year. This bill would extend the probationary period for most to 2 years and create a new 2-year trial period for most in the excepted service. It would also extend the time it takes for many employees to gain job protection rights from 1 year to 2 years.
HR 5750 · 119th Congress · October 14, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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