The order declares that employees will only attain full employment status if their managers review and sign off on their performance, adding a new obstacle for probationary workers to clear.

Instead of automatically gaining full status in one or two years, workers can only do so if their managers sign off on their performance.

President Donald Trump has made it more difficult for federal employees to keep their jobs after an initial trial period, his latest effort to reshape the U.S. government workforce and rein in dissent from his agenda.