President Trump Offers Civil Servants 8 Months’ Payoff in Federal Workforce Overhaul Plan
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has wasted no time in reshaping the U.S. government. His latest move? A bold offer to civil servants: take a buyout and leave voluntarily, or brace for an uncertain future.
On Tuesday, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent an email to federal employees announcing a new “deferred resignation” program. Civil servants have until February 6 to decide whether they want to accept an eight-month salary severance package and exit their positions. This initiative, published under the ominous title ‘Fork in the Road’ on the OPM website, is just one in a series of sweeping reforms designed to restructure the federal workforce.