- The Trump administration is offering millions of federal workers the option to accept buyouts through a government-wide “deferred resignation” program.
- The offers come as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes federal employees to return to the office five days per week.
- The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to take the buyout, an official told NBC News.
The Trump administration is offering millions of federal workers the option to accept buyouts through a government-wide “deferred resignation” program if they resign by Feb. 6.
Those who accept the offer will receive pay and benefits through Sept. 30, according to a draft email obtained Tuesday by NBC News.
The sweeping buyouts are being offered to “make sure that all federal workers are on board with the new administration’s plan to have federal employees in office and adhering to higher standards,” a senior administration official told NBC on condition of anonymity.
“We’re five years past COVID and just 6 percent of federal employees work full-time in office. That is unacceptable,” the official said, citing a report from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who co-chairs the congressional DOGE caucus.
The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to take the buyout, the official said.
The emails will be sent starting Tuesday afternoon, NBC reported.
Buyouts are being offered to all full-time federal employees except military personnel, U.S. Postal Service workers, roles related to immigration enforcement and national security, and “any other positions specifically excluded by your employing agency,” the emails will say, according to NBC.
Higher standards? Every person I know that does remote work had a higher standard of living , and of productivity at work… this is some boomer controlling mentality .
The workers being forced into resignation still have important work to do, for someone, even if it’s not me. This doesn’t make underlying problems, or the backlog of work go away. This will hurt a lot of tax paying citizens.
On the other hand it massively improves the taxes / military budget ratio. Who needs a functioning _______ when you can have guns?
Except it’s like 7 percent of the budget.
One step towards removal of non-loyalists from the federal government, one of Hitlers first steps towards gaining complete authority.
the congressional DOGE caucus.
Have we hit rock bottom yet? Please tell me it can’t get any dumber.
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Rock bottom? it hasnt even started yet. If this was a night out, like when you go to a fancy restaurant – we’d be at the point where we’re just sitting down they give you an amuse-bouche (its a palate cleanser snack thinger). Only the amuse-bouche is a turd in this case. Drinks, appetizers, courses, all steamed turds. And let me get the dessert menu for you.
Where is he getting the money to pay those buy outs? Along with not paying what congress told him to, he’s now spending money they haven’t given him?
It isn’t a buyout. It’s you still working till September 30th when your resignation occurs
I kinda hope all 2 million take the offer, and then everything falls apart. Yeah it’ll all go to shit, but we need a storm to realize how nice sunshine can be.
