17 hours ago · The 40,000 workers represent roughly 2% of those who were offered the deal—a large job cut by any measure, but short of the White House’s reported goal of slashing between 5% and 10% of the ...

12 hours ago · A federal judge on Thursday pushed back the deadline for government employees to decide whether or not to take the "buyout" offer from the Trump administration.Why it matters: The deadline had been midnight Thursday, but there is now a restraining order until Monday. Federal employees have been uncertain about replying "resign," as the details of the offer …

19 hours ago · The conflict over strategy comes as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and a group of House Republicans meet today at the White House with Trump, who has indicated a preference for a one-bill approach ...

2 days ago · WASHINGTON ― At least 20,000 federal employees have accepted the buyout offer President Donald Trump made to the entire federal workforce before Thursday's deadline, a White House official said ...

1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk’s office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit.. Musk, one of President Donald Trump’s most powerful advisers, has orchestrated an unprecedented financial incentive for people to leave their government jobs, promising several …

2 days ago · The White House says the buyout offer would save the government $100 billion. The Trump administration announced last week that it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who leave their jobs ...

2 days ago · The White House has said it expects between 5% and 10% of federal employees to take the deal. With more than 2 million Americans employed by the federal government , that would mean between ...

Jan 30, 2025 · White House. Federal workers reeling over Trump’s ‘buyout’ offer: ‘This is the last lifeboat in town’ “There’s also a deep suspicion, especially among people who think they may be on ...

Jan 28, 2025 · President Donald Trump's administration is offering federal workers the chance to take a "deferred resignation," which would mean they agree now to resign but get paid through September.

Jan 29, 2025 · Unions and attorneys who represent federal employees are telling workers not to take the offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and still be paid through September.