{"id":2398917,"date":"2025-02-04T18:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T23:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-workers-choosing-deferred-resignations-below-white-house-goals\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T18:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T23:13:56","slug":"federal-workers-choosing-deferred-resignations-below-white-house-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-workers-choosing-deferred-resignations-below-white-house-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal workers choosing deferred resignations below White House goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-workers-choosing-deferred-resignations-below-white-house-goals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398917&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As of now, more than 20,000 federal employees in the U.S. have\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">expressed \u200dthier willingness<\/a> to\u200b resign under a deferred resignation offer put forth by the Trump\u200b management. This number \u200baccounts for about 1% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/50-years-after-gulag-archipelago-tyranny-threatens-the-u-s\/\" title=\"50 Years After &#039;Gulag Archipelago,&#039; Tyranny Threatens The U.S.\">total federal workforce<\/a>. The U.S.Office of Personnel \u2063Management (OPM) communicated this initiative through an email\u200c sent to nearly 2.3 million federal workers,\u2064 promising salary and benefits through September for those who announce their resignation\u2063 intentions by an upcoming deadline.<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u200c resignations \u200breported fall short of anticipated targets, with administration\u200b officials aiming for as\u2063 much as 5% to 10% \u200bof \u2064the federal workforce. As the February deadline approaches, it is\u2064 expected that the number of accepted resignations may increase.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these offers, concerns have been raised about the future of federal funding, with some congressional members \u2062reminding employees that\u2064 budget allocations will expire by March 14, 2025. Democratic state\u2063 attorneys general have also warned federal workers against\u200c accepting the buyout offer,\u2064 arguing that it \u200dcould be misleading, and they should rely on union guidance to safeguard \u2064their rights.<\/p>\n<p>The situation has resulted in agencies \u200blike the General Services Administration (GSA) contemplating possible layoffs, as \u2062they aim to drastically reduce their budget and \u200dstaff. The GSA&#8217;s last \u2063major\u200d staff cut was during the Reagan administration, indicating that such actions are considerable and potentially disruptive to the federal workforce.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Number of federal employees opting for deferred resignations below White House&rsquo;s goals<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1948442\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>At least 20,000 federal employees have reportedly accepted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration&rsquo;s<\/a> deferred resignation offer, totaling about 1% of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> federal <\/a>workforce.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Last week, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management sent an email to nearly 2.3 million federal workers, offering pay and benefits through September if they announce their intention to resign by Thursday. Elon Musk, the head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, said he expects between 5% to 10% of federal employees to accept the Trump administration&rsquo;s offer.<\/p>\n<p>The number of federal employees who elect to resign is expected to rise before the Thursday deadline. OPM officials already said the number of 20,000 resignations is not up to date.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The number of deferred resignations is rapidly growing,&rdquo; an OPM official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/04\/federal-government-layoffs-likely-memo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. That person did not, however, give an updated number.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Congress have reminded employees that federal funding is not guaranteed after March 14.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s important you know that, right now, the federal government is only funded through March 14, 2025,&rdquo; Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, wrote in an email. &ldquo;At this point, there is no funding allocated to agencies to pay staff for this offer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state attorneys general are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-and-unions-challenge-trumps-very-generous-federal-employee-resignation-offer-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats and unions challenge Trump\u2019s \u2018very generous\u2019 federal employee ...ation offer - Washington Examiner\">advising federal employees<\/a> not to take the Trump administration&rsquo;s offer, calling it &ldquo;misleading.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s so-called buyout offers are nothing more than the latest attack on federal workers and the services they provide,&rdquo; New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. &ldquo;These supposed offers are not guaranteed. Federal employees should be cautious and follow the guidance of their unions to protect their rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Trump administration officials have yet to see the number of resignations they expected, agencies such as the General Services Administration, which employs 12,000 people nationwide, have suggested they may have to lay federal workers off.<\/p>\n<p>Erv Koehler, assistant commissioner of general supplies and services at GSA, said the Trump administration is looking to downsize the agency&rsquo;s budget by 50% and is asking it to provide a &ldquo;bare minimum&rdquo; of full-time staff they need to function.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please know that I empathize with the tough decisions you each are having to make,&rdquo; Koehler reportedly wrote in an email to employees regarding the resignation offer. &ldquo;Please focus on making the best decision for you and your particular situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-border-towns-facing-surge-of-illegal-migrant-drop-offs\/\" title=\"Arizona border towns overwhelmed by influx of illegal migrants.\">federal government refers<\/a> to layoffs as &ldquo;Reduction in Force&rdquo; &mdash; the last time the GSA did so was under former President Ronald Reagan&rsquo;s administration when it cut 800 of its 11,500 positions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1948442\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1948442\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal employees choosing deferred resignations fall short of goals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2398918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-criminals.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49821,36206,48942,36586,49822],"class_list":["post-2398917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deferred-resignations","tag-employment-trends","tag-federal-workers","tag-government-policy","tag-white-house-goals"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-criminals.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398917"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398921,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398917\/revisions\/2398921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}