CIA offers buyouts to employees as Trump aims to transform federal government

CIA employees have received letters offering them buyouts if they volunteer to resign.

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Behind the CIA buyout offer that may include an early retirement option

The Central Intelligence Agency announced a buyout program for employees that includes Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and resignation options for some. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
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CIA offers buyouts to employees: Reports

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CIA offers buyouts to workforce as Trump administration continues efforts to scale back government

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CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest Trump-era purge

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Union sues over Trump buyout offer

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Dem AGs warn federal workers about 'misleading' Trump buyout offers

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At least 20K have accepted Trump's government buyout offer

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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 ...
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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."
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Why the Trump-Musk buyout offer risks dumbing government down

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Is Trump’s ‘buyout offer’ a good deal for federal workers? Is it even legal?

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Here's what federal employees need to consider when evaluating offer to resign

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CNBC - Jan. 30
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 - Jan. 29
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 - Jan. 29
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 ...
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Trump’s Firings Take Aim at Federal Labor Agencies

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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. - Jan. 29
DOGE: Government employees who take buyout can go on vacation or 'watch movies and chill'

President Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) said federal employees who take the government buyout option can take a vacation or “watch movies and chill.” “Answering the most ...
The Hill - Jan. 29
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 - Jan. 29
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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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