Musk ‘Buyout’ Taken by 40,000 Federal Workers

US Federal Workforce Hits Record as Musk ‘Buyout’ Offer Looms
The US government head count grew to its highest level in any non-census year since World War II in January, according to new figures released Friday, as President Donald Trump took office looking to cut one in 10 federal employees.
About 60,000 US federal employees take buyout offer, source says
About 60,000 U.S. federal employees have accepted a buyout offer from President Donald Trump's administration, a source told Reuters on Thursday, ahead of a deadline that has been pushed back to at least Monday.
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Judge Pauses Deadline for Federal Worker Buyout Offer
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US federal employees fear mass firings as Thursday buyout deadline nears
Fearful U.S. government workers weighed whether to take a buyout offer from the Trump administration ahead of a Thursday deadline, as officials pressed ahead with a restructuring effort that could dramatically shrink the U.
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On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann break down the buyout offer made to federal workers as Elon Musk's DOGE continues to try to downsize government: What is the offer,
Musk aims to hobble federal workers ahead of ‘buyout’ deadline
Elon Musk has declared war on the bureaucracy. And as a Thursday deadline nears for federal employees to take a "buyout," he is looking to demoralize and wear down his enemy. Across the government, officials in President Donald Trump’s administration have fired off message after message pushing staff to accept the deferred resignation program,
Musk ‘Buyout’ Taken by 40K Federal Workers as Deadline Nears
The Trump administration's offer to pay federal employees through September if they agree to leave by February has attracted over 40,000 sign-ups, about 2% of the federal civilian workforce. The administration expects a rush of applications before the deadline and estimates that 5-10% of the federal workforce could take the offer.
'Holding the line': Federal worker hits back at Musk's intimidation tactics
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's ploy to strong-arm large sections of the federal workforce into taking "deferred resignations" is not going to work, wrote Michael Embrich for Rolling Stone. Federal workers were given this offer by a bizarre email titled "Fork in the Road" — an ultimatum that was eerily similar to that given to employees at Twitter
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Deadline For Trump’s Federal Buyout Offer Extended By Court—As Over 65,000 Staff Agree To Leave: Here’s What To Know
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Over 40,000 federal workers have accepted the buyout so far — far less than the White House hoped
A Trump administration spokesperson said more than 40,000 federal employees had taken the buyout and the number is "growing." ...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal government employee buyout
Just hours before the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, a judge ...
Some IRS employees told they can’t take federal buyout until after tax filing deadline
IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration ...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal employee buyout program
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily halted President Trump's federal employee buyout program proposal. NBC News' Aaron ...
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