Brandon Hayward received a $500 cash prize and a “Making a Difference Award,” for his “outstanding performance” over seven months of employment at the Veterans Benefits Administration in Philadelphia.

A federal judge ruled Thursday the Trump administration’s mass firing of probationary government workers was probably illegal, according to multiple outlets, ordering the Office of Personnel Management to rescind directives that triggered the layoffs after the Trump administration recently indicated the largest round of layoffs to several federal agencies yet is forthcoming.