US EditionAbout 154,000 Federal Workers Took Trump Administration Buyouts: Report
UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – The Trump administration's deferred resignation program accounts for 6.7% of the federal workforce being paid through September without working, costing taxpayers billions, according to Sen. Blumenthal's research.
- Approximately 154,000 federal workers are receiving paychecks as they accepted offers from the Trump administration to resign early, according to a report from the Washington Post.
- Critics argue that these buyouts and administrative leave are wasteful, costing taxpayers billions, according to Senate Democrats.
- Experts have expressed concerns regarding the chaotic effects of workforce reductions, with Max Stier stating, 'This has been a waste-creation exercise.'
- The Office of Personnel Management confirmed that the deferred resignation program paid 154,000 employees not to work through September, causing further criticism regarding its implementation.
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Since May, thousands of former federal agency employees have been paid without attending the office.
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Zero HedgeAbout 154,000 Workers Accepted Trump Administration Buyouts
Some 154,000 workers accepted buyouts offered by the Trump administration, an official said on Aug. 1. A spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) confirmed the number, which represents about 6.4 percent of the government workforce, in an email to The Epoch Times. Starting shortly after President Donald Trump took office, the government told workers they could receive eight months of paid leave for not working if they left their …
More than 150,000 federal workers accepted Trump’s resignation incentives - West Hawaii Today
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is paying about 154,000 employees not to work as a result of novel resignation incentives offered to federal workers since Inauguration Day, the government’s human resources arm said Thursday.
Mass Federal Workforce Exodus: A Reshaped Government Landscape
Mass Federal Workforce Exodus: A Reshaped Government Landscape Roughly 154,000 federal employees accepted buyouts in 2023, marking a significant effort by the Trump administration to trim the nation's workforce. The voluntary departures, comprising about 6.7% of the civilian federal workforce, stem from a program initiated by Elon Musk, a former adviser to President Donald Trump.The surprising exodus, as first covered by the Washington Post, rem…
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