Trump Administration Deepens Pressure on Federal Workers to Resign

Rattled civil servants struggled with whether to leave their posts in advance of a Thursday deadline as Elon Musk continued his push through agencies.

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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 - Jan. 29
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The New York Times - 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 ...
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 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
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

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