22 hours ago · What is the White House saying? White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a statement saying the judge's delay will allow more federal workers to take part in the buyout.

19 hours ago · A federal judge on Thursday pushed back the deadline for government employees to decide whether or not to take the "buyout" offer from the Trump administration.Why it matters: The deadline had been midnight Thursday, but there is now a restraining order until Monday. Federal employees have been uncertain about replying "resign," as the details of the offer have changed since it was first sent ...

19 hours ago · The White House had said that tens of thousands of US government workers had accepted the offer to resign in exchange for continued pay until 30 September - though workers expressed confusion ...

1 day ago · The 40,000 workers represent roughly 2% of those who were offered the deal—a large job cut by any measure, but short of the White House’s reported goal of slashing between 5% and 10% of the ...

1 day ago · How many federal workers have taken the buyout? White House officials have projected 5% to 10% of federal workers will take the deferred resignation, bringing an estimated savings of $100 billion.

18 hours ago · White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that more than 40,000 employees had accepted buyout offers. “We expect it to increase,” she said.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON ― At least 20,000 federal employees have accepted the buyout offer President Donald Trump made to the entire federal workforce before Thursday's deadline, a White House official said ...

1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk’s office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit.. Musk, one of President Donald Trump’s most powerful advisers, has orchestrated an unprecedented financial incentive for people to leave their government jobs, promising several months of pay in return for their resignation.

Jan 28, 2025 · The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the U.S. government.

Jan 29, 2025 · The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the U.S. government.