Fired CISA probationary employees to be reinstated after U.S. judge's order (1 Viewer)

[Politics - CBSNews.com]

More than 130 probationary employees fired last month from the nation's top cyber defense agency will be reinstated Monday, after the Trump administration scrambled to comply with a sweeping court order issued last week.

The employees — all of whom were hired or promoted within the past three years — won't immediately return to the office, but instead will be placed on paid administrative leave.

Maryland U.S. District Judge James Bredar on Thursday demanded the Trump administration reinstate the probationary employees it initially terminated if...

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