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CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest Trump-era purge
The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts on Tuesday, citing aim to bring agency in line with Trump priorities, US media report. The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire ...The Guardian - 1h -
Federal workers who take buyout must waive their right to legal action, contract says
Federal employees who have been offered a buyout have begun receiving a copy of the contract they must sign in order to accept the offer.ABC News - 4h -
Union sues over Trump buyout offer
The largest federal government employee union is suing the Trump administration to block its buyouts for workers, calling the offer “an arbitrary, unlawful, short-fused ultimatum which workers may ...The Hill - 6h -
Dem AGs warn federal workers about 'misleading' Trump buyout offers
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general issued warnings to federal workers in their states Monday about the Trump administration's buyout offers, calling the program "misleading." The 11 ...The Hill - 11h -
At least 20K have accepted Trump's government buyout offer
At least 20,000 federal employees have accepted what amounts to a buyout from the Trump administration, a source confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. Employees still have until Feb. 6 to accept the ...The Hill - 12h -
OPM, following DOGE plans, sends federal workers 2nd email as AGs say not to accept
The Office of Personnel Management, carrying out Elon Musk's plan to trim the government, has sent federal workers a follow-up email about its deferred resignation offer.ABC News - 1d -
Some GOP officials say federal workers buyout program is illegal
Some Republicans have pointed out at least two reasons the offer for "deferred resignations" to government employees is unlawful.CBS News - 1d -
‘Very retaliatory’: the federal workers caught up in Trump’s DEI purge
Employees condemn ‘unprecedented and scary’ effort to push out those who had worked on diversity programs. Jeremy Wood thought he was safe from the shuttering of federal government diversity ...The Guardian - 2d -
5 things to know about Trump’s buyout plan for federal employees
Decision time is looming for an estimated two million federal employees who are eligible for the buyout plan proffered by President Trump. Workers have until Thursday to decide whether or not to ...The Hill - 3d -
Federal workers assured the buyout offer is 'valid, lawful, and will be honored'
Federal workers received emails from top officials at their agencies informing them that the resignation offers they received are "valid, lawful, and will be honored."ABC News - 3d -
Why the Trump-Musk buyout offer risks dumbing government down
History teaches that running the government is different from running a business and that a downsized workforce is not synonymous with a more efficient workforce.The Hill - 3d -
Is Trump’s ‘buyout offer’ a good deal for federal workers? Is it even legal?
There are some key questions employees should ask about the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer. ‘Overall and generally speaking, no, I don’t see this a good deal,’ an attorney said.MarketWatch - 3d -
'Fear' and 'chaos' grip federal workers as Trump rapidly remakes the government
Fear, anger and confusion have swept across federal agencies as workers grapple with executive orders from Trump.NBC News - 5d -
Despite Trump’s spending freeze, federal workers’ legal duties are clear
Those who continue distributing appropriated funds despite the freeze order are standing on firm legal ground.The Hill - 5d -
Trump's return-to-work policy could impact a million federal workers
The Trump administration said it's looking to fill up large federal facilities with workers.The Hill - 5d -
Some government employees dismayed after Musk jokes about buyout offer
After the Trump administration offered two million government employees buyouts on Tuesday, DOGE head Elon Musk joked about the offer, leaving some employees dismayed.ABC News - 6d -
Examining the legality of Trump's buyout offer to federal workers
President Trump is offering around two million federal workers to resign and be paid through September. Some Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against the buyouts, claiming they aren't legal. ...CBS News - 6d -
5 questions about Trump’s federal employee buyout offers
The Trump administration is offering what amounts to buyouts for federal workers who don’t want to return to the office as part of the president’s breakneck efforts to reshape the government in his ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump to federal workers: Return to office 'or be terminated'
President Trump on Wednesday warned that federal workers will have to show up to the office “or be terminated,” framing his administration’s so-called buyout offers to 2 million employees as an ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump’s Federal Buyout Memo Has Echoes of Musk’s 2022 Twitter Purge
A new memo offering “deferred resignation” to all federal employees seems to be taking its strategy from Musk’s chaotic Twitter takeover.Inc. - 6d -
Trump offers incentives to US federal workers to quit jobs
The offer is part of the president's plan to shrink and reform the US government.BBC News - 6d -
Trump administration offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers
The Trump administration is offering millions of federal workers the option to accept buyouts through a government-wide "deferred resignation" program.CNBC - 6d -
What to know about Trump administration offering federal workers "deferred resignation"
An email sent Tuesday gives the country's approximately 2 million civilian federal workers until Feb. 6 to decide whether to participate in the "deferred resignation program," which is meant to end ...CBS News - 6d -
Trump offering "deferred resignation" to government workers unwilling to return to office
Millions of federal workers are weighing an offer from the Trump administration to participate in a "deferred resignation program." CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has the latest.CBS News - 6d -
Trump Administration Offers Federal Workers Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test
Plus, Mona Lisa makes moves.The New York Times - 6d -
Trump administration offers buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all 2 million federal workers, saying it could lead to a cost savings of 100 billion dollars. And a federal judge temporarily blocked President ...NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
The Trump administration offered federal workers the chance to take a "deferred resignation" with a severance package of roughly eight months of pay and benefits.NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offering "deferred resignation" to all federal workers
The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to quit in a program meant to end work-from-home practices, senior administration officials said.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration offers buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all 2 million federal workers, saying it could lead to a cost savings of 100 billion dollars. And a federal judge temporarily blocked President ...NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump offers to buy out federal workers who do not return to office
Move marks latest effort by new president to downsize US governmentFinancial Times - Jan. 29 -
Live updates: Trump admin to offer federal employees buyout
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. The "brief administrative stay" came shortly ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration to offer buyouts to all federal workers ahead of return to office
The Trump administration is offering all 2 million federal employees what amounts to a buyout if they do not intend to return to work in person later this year, sources confirmed to The Hill. Four ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Dem states signal imminent legal action against Trump administration over federal grant freeze
Several Democratic states have signaled imminent legal action to block a Trump administration order directing federal agencies to pause the disbursement of loans and grants while the government ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration testing system to message all federal workers
Sources said the White House has discussed testing a message system where President Donald Trump could message the federal government's 2 million civilian employees.ABC News - Jan. 25 -
Trump Administration Escalates D.E.I. Crackdown in Latest Threat to Federal Workers
The warning came one day after the administration ordered that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the government be shut down by 5 p.m. Wednesday.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
For federal workers, Trump’s return-to-office order amounts to an unwelcome pay cut
The approaching return to full-time in-person work will cost remote and hybrid workers hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars per year.MarketWatch - Jan. 22 -
Trump sued over federal worker play
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump sued over order targeting federal workers An executive order from President ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Four Key Things About Trump’s RTO Mandate for Federal Workers
The new president signed an executive order that could oblige as many as 1.1 million government workers to return to the office.Inc. - Jan. 21 -
Trump orders federal workers back to office 5 days a week
White House instructs all government departments and agencies in the executive branch to end remote work arrangements.CBS News - Jan. 21