Federal employees have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Thursday to decide whether they will take up the Trump administration’s offer to resign and be paid through the end of September.
The offer — the administration’s most sweeping effort so far to remake and shrink the federal workforce — has sent shock waves through the federal government and beyond, with some employees scrambling to make up their minds about the proposal while others urge colleagues to reject a deal they consider a trap.
Employees had just nine full days to respond after they received an email Jan. 28 from the Office of Personnel Management. With the subject line “Fork in the Road,” the email outlined the administration’s intent to “reform” the federal workforce and started the decision-making clock for the “deferred resignation program.”
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