Source: New York Post
“Thousands of federal workers have accepted the Trump administration’s buyout offer — taking eight months’ pay and benefits in exchange for walking away from the government workforce, The Post has learned. Employees have until Thursday to decide whether to accept the offer, which the White House hopes will reduce the federal payroll by between 5% and 10%. Axios first reported Tuesday that close to 20,000 federal workers had accepted the offer, an amount representing less than 1% of government personnel. ‘I can tell you the 20K number isn’t current, the number of deferred resignations is rapidly growing, and we’re expecting the largest spike 24 to 48 hours before the deadline,’ a White House official told The Post. The buyout offer is believed to apply to at least 2.3 million federal employees. If the administration reaches its goal of 5% to 10% of the federal workforce accepting the offer, it believes that could save taxpayers close to $100 billion.” (02/04/25)