Jan 29, 2025 · Federal employee unions and attorneys are urging government workers not to accept an offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and be paid through the end of September.

1 day ago · The buyout offer to federal workers came in an email titled "Fork in the Road," the same subject line Musk used in 2022 when he gave employees of Twitter a similar ultimatum after buying the ...

2 days ago · The buyouts, which are being offered to two million government employees in the form of a deferred resignation offer, are part of DOGE head Elon Musk's effort to cut the federal government ...

3 days ago · ABC News spoke to a federal employee who accepted the buyout offer. When a U.S. Office of Personnel Management email last Tuesday entitled "Fork in the Road" offered a "deferred resignation" to 2 ...

1 day ago · About 20,000 federal workers have accepted the "buyout" offer put forward by the Trump administration last week, a senior administration official tells Axios.. Why it matters: It's a significant number of people — about 1% of the federal workforce — but still substantially less than the White House's target of 5% to 10%. The offer is open through Thursday, meaning the total could rise ...

Jan 29, 2025 · President Donald Trump’s administration is offering buyouts to federal employees to quickly reduce the government workforce. They don’t have a long time to decide: The deadline is Feb. 6. The buyouts are for all full-time federal employees except for military personnel, employees of the U.S. Postal Service and those in positions related to immigration enforcement and national security.

The White House has defended the buyout offer and said some workers have already accepted the deal ahead of a Feb. 6 deadline. "A significant number of federal workers have accepted the buyout ...

4 days ago · Decision time is looming for an estimated 2 million federal employees who are eligible for the buyout plan proffered by President Trump. Workers have until Thursday to decide whether or not to ...

6 days ago · White House. Federal workers reeling over Trump’s ‘buyout’ offer: ‘This is the last lifeboat in town’ “There’s also a deep suspicion, especially among people who think they may be on ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The offer extended to federal employees Tuesday fell far short of that time period. ... The National Treasury Employees Union sent a message to workers Tuesday saying the buyout offer was a scare ...