1 day ago · — Approximately 77,000 federal employees have accepted a deferred resignation offer spearheaded by the Trump administration as it looks to reduce the federal workforce. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday confirmed the final buyout tally to NewsNation’s “Morning in America” after the offer’s deadline was reached ...

2 days ago · WASHINGTON ― A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday restored President Donald Trump's buyouts for federal employees, delivering a setback to opponents of Trump's efforts to drastically ...

2 days ago · A federal judge in Boston Wednesday is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with its federal worker buyout program for the moment. ... 5% and 10% of employees to resign. On Tuesday ...

1 day ago · Federal employee protections started as a reform to the chaos caused by the 19th-century spoils system, in which federal jobs were awarded to a president’s loyalists. It led to incompetence and corruption as well as massive turnover with new administrations that proved disruptive and prevented continuity of expertise.

2 days ago · A judge said Monday the freeze on President Donald Trump’s buyout offer to federal civilian employees will be lifted, after pushing back last week’s deadline for more than 2 million employees ...

2 days ago · Tens of thousands of U.S. civil servants were cleared to take a buyout from Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday after a federal judge ruled the unprecedented downsizing effort could proceed ...

2 days ago · BOSTON/WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of U.S. civil servants were cleared to take a buyout from Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday after a federal judge ruled the ...

2 days ago · The Trump administration moved on Wednesday to close entries for the deferred resignation program for federal workers and continue to next steps, after a federal judge’s assent.

Jan 29, 2025 · The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the U.S. government.

A federal judge on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its buyout offer that encouraged federal workers to voluntarily resign, rejecting an attempt by labor unions to ...