The certainty of your position or agency but should your position be eliminated you will be treated with dignity and will be afforded the protections in place for such positions.”
“You will retain all pay and benefits regardless of your daily workload and will be exempt from all applicable in-person work requirements.
Until September 30, 2025 (or earlier if you choose to accelerate your resignation for any reason),” the email also informs employees, should they decide to leave under this program.
The Trump administration’s email was harshly denounced by AFGE National President Everett Kelley, who said that it “should not be viewed as voluntary.”
“There are more Americans than ever who depend on government services, but the number of civil servants hasn’t changed significantly since 1970,”
Kelley said. “Purging the federal government of dedicated career civil servants will have vast, unintended consequences.
