CNN is tracking the chaotic and rapidly evolving firings and layoffs at federal offices in Washington and across the United States.

A federal judge ruled that the terminations at agencies including the Department of Defense were probably illegal.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management to rescind earlier instructions telling agencies to “promptly determine whether these employees should be retained at the agency.

Federal officials circulated a memo asking agency leaders to plan even more job reductions after thousands of federal workers were fired in recent weeks.