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Federal employees are being offered buyouts under the Trump administration’s new “deferred resignation” initiative, with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to send emails with the proposal to federal workers, according to Katie Miller, a member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
“This email is being sent to more than TWO MILLION federal employees,” Miller wrote in a post on X on Jan. 28, in which she shared a report by Axios indicating that the Trump administration will offer to pay eligible federal workers through the end of September, provided that they hand in their resignation by Feb. 6.
A memo from OPM circulated on Jan. 28 in the agency aligns with reporting from Axios cited by Miller. It provides more details about the deferred resignation initiative, though it does not provide any details about the timing and scope of the email containing the proposal that is to be circulated to workers.
One of the objectives of DOGE is to reduce the size of the federal workforce as part of its broader mission to enhance governmental efficiency. More
Pass the popcorn please.
I have to admit, when I read about this yesterday my initial reaction was of disapproval. For the guy that made a living saying,”You’re fired”, why are we paying deadbeats 7 more months for doing nothing? Demanding that they show up for work, and then announcing pay freezes would cull at least half, costing only a retirement luncheon and a cheap gold watch. The Trump folks are making this out as a savings move, motivating them to quit on their own would save even more.
A promise that these positions would not be filled would go a long way in appeasing folks like me who want a meat cleaver used instead of a scalpel to fix the problem.
Take the deal, assholes. Otherwise you get fired without severance.
I wouldn’t give them a damned cent! Either show and do your job, or f*@k off!
I prefer the package presented to Miss Fong.
They’ve already proven; they don’t want to do their job.
The entire dog and pony show, which has lasted for many democrat years, has ended with little, if any, viable results.
“Let me make you an offer you can’t refuse.”
OK. I was thinking of a different kind of severance. Like “Off With Their Heads” kind of severance.
But I try to be civilized, so no head severance without a fair trial first.
I sure like the idea the billet is deleted once they are gone. It will be a boon overall
20 years ago, 2 million + workers being gone would mean a lot of buildings would be emptied. But, given so many work from home, does it mean less empty-building problems now?
If so, win-win.
I refuse to say I’m tired of the winning so early on. But I need to reduce the size of the bowls of popcorn I’m munching on for the best reality show ever. It’s SO much!
It’s hard to keep up with all this winning. Glad we don’t have to take a shot with each win. We’d be drinking 24/7.
WTF?! These enemies of the state and should be fired wit no benefits or severance pay.
Penalties ALWAYS fall on those who least deserve them.
Shit runs downhill – not just an adage but a fact.
They should only have offered $1.