2 days ago · A DOJ lawyer called the buyout offer a "humane off-ramp" for federal employees. A federal judge in Boston said Monday he will continue to pause the Trump administration's plan to offer a deferred ...

1 day ago · Unions have urged their members not to accept the buyout offer - saying Trump's administration cannot be trusted to honor it - but about 65,000 federal employees had signed up for the buyouts as ...

1 day ago · A federal judge extended indefinitely the deadline for government workers to accept a government buyout, as a lawsuit to block the offer continues in court. U.S. District Court Judge George O ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Federal employees who have been offered a buyout as part of President Donald Trump's effort to trim the size of the government have begun receiving an emailed copy of the contract they must sign in order to accept the offer.

5 days ago · But then a federal judge suspended Trump's buyouts for workers until at least Monday. New strain in Calif. Get the USA TODAY app Start the day smarter ☀️ 🐍Year of the Snake

The Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Authority, also known as buyout authority, allows agencies that are downsizing or restructuring to offer employees lump-sum payments up to $25,000 as an incentive to voluntarily separate.

6 days ago · The Jan. 28 email offering buyouts to federal staff was titled “Fork in the Road,” the same subject line Musk used in making a similar offer to Twitter employees after he bought the company in ...

Jan 28, 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.

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.

5 days ago · President Bill Clinton issued an order in February 1993 telling government departments and agencies with more than 100 employees to cut at least 4% of civilian positions over three years. In 1994,...