The administration of President Donald Trump is giving federal employees the option of accepting a “deferred resignation,”
Which would entail agreeing to leave now but continuing to receive pay until September. According to a senior administration official who spoke to NBC News,
They anticipate that between 5 and 10% of federal employees would leave, which may result in savings of around $100 billion. All full-time federal workers are eligible,
With the exception of those in the armed forces, the US Postal Service, employment involving immigration enforcement and national security, and other professions that agencies have excluded.
In a statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, “American taxpayers pay for the salaries of federal government employees, and therefore deserve employees working.
On their behalf who actually show up to work in our wonderful federal buildings, also paid for by taxpayers.” “If they don’t want to work in the office and contribute to making America great again,