Nearly 80,000 federal workers have taken Donald Trump's buyout offer, and while that number represents a small percentage of the more than 3 million workers on the federal payroll, the buyout could impact New Jersey's federal workforce.

The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ineffective and biased against him.

About 75,000 federal employees signed up for a voluntary resignation program inspired by President Donald Trump’s billionaire efficiency czar — falling short of the numbers the White House hoped for and increasing the likelihood of deeper mass firings.