The Interior Department is firing 2,300 employees after a directive from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

An internal message reviewed by The Hill on Friday indicates the department let go of 2,300 employees who were on probationary status — meaning they started relatively recently.

The Interior Department has a broad mandate, overseeing national parks, tribal affairs, endangered species and conservation of and energy production on federally owned lands and in federal waters.

It’s not immediately clear how many of the now-fired employees worked in........

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