[U.S. Judge Rules: Mass Dismissal of Probationary Federal Employees Illegal] According to a report by Jinse Finance, U.S. District Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California ruled on the 12th that the directive issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which required federal agencies to carry out mass dismissals of probationary employees, is illegal. The ruling stated that the OPM does not have the authority to instruct other agencies to dismiss probationary employees, and both the directive and the dismissals based on it violate the Administrative Procedure Act. A preliminary injunction previously issued by the judge in this case has now been confirmed as a permanent injunction. If the defendants disagree with the ruling, they may file an appeal. (CCTV News)