{"id":2400011,"date":"2025-02-06T21:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T02:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-40000-federal-government-workers-have-taken-trumps-exit-deal-exodus-is-only-growing\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T21:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T02:58:13","slug":"over-40000-federal-government-workers-have-taken-trumps-exit-deal-exodus-is-only-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-40000-federal-government-workers-have-taken-trumps-exit-deal-exodus-is-only-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 40,000 Federal Government Workers Have Taken Trump&#8217;s Exit Deal: Exodus Is Only Growing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fover-40000-federal-government-workers-have-taken-trumps-exit-deal-exodus-is-only-growing%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=2400011&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>The \u200carticle discusses a recent initiative by\u2064 President Donald Trump to downsize the federal workforce by offering buyout packages to\u200d federal employees. The Office of Personnel Management issued\u2062 a &#8220;deferred resignation&#8221; offer at the end of January,allowing employees\u200c who\u2063 do not wish\u200b to comply wiht \u2063<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 ...\u2019s \u2018very generous\u2019 federal employee resignation ... - Washington Examiner\">higher performance standards<\/a> or return\u200b to\u2064 in-person work to resign while retaining their pay and benefits \u2062until\u2064 the end of September. initial reports indicated that around 20,000 employees, \u2063or 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>, \u200baccepted the offer. However, White House\u200b Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later stated \u200dthat\u2062 the number\u2062 had risen to over\u2062 40,000, with \u2063expectations for \u200dit to increase further. She encouraged federal workers to accept \u2064the buyout, stating that those unwilling to work in \u200bthe office could take\u200d advantage of \u200dthe offer. The downsizing plans coincide with broader efforts \u200cto reduce federal spending and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-really-upholds-democracy\/\" title=\"Who truly defends democracy?\">streamline government agencies<\/a>, notably spearheaded \u200cby Elon Musk&#8217;s team in a push for efficiency. The article\u200c highlights\u2063 concerns among employees regarding job security amid such initiatives.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump recently offered the vast federal workforce a buyout that would be hard to refuse, and many seem to be taking him up on the deal as the administration proves they are serious about downsizing.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of January, the Office of Personnel Management sent an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/fork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  to most federal employees presenting them with a &ldquo;fork in the road&rdquo; in the form of a &ldquo;deferred resignation offer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Anyone uncomfortable with the higher performance standards and the end of remote work can simply take a &ldquo;deferred resignation&rdquo; that will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sends-federal-employees-retirement-offer-will-tough-refuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allow<\/a> them to &ldquo;retain all pay and benefits regardless of your daily workload,&rdquo; plus an exemption from &ldquo;all applicable in-person work requirements,&rdquo; through the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-federal-employees-fear-mass-firings-thursday-buyout-deadline-nears-2025-02-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on the basis of comments from a White House source that some 20,000 people, or 1 percent of the 2.3 million employee government workforce, have taken Trump up on the deal.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s a good deal short of the 5 percent to 10 percent initially expected by the White House to take the offer.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>But White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that there were more than 40,000 workers who took the deal.<\/p>\n<p>She said that the administration expects &ldquo;that number to increase&rdquo; and advised them to take advantage of the arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We encourage federal workers in this city to accept the very generous offer,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they don&rsquo;t want to show up to the office, if they want to rip the American people off, then they&rsquo;re welcome to take this buyout, and we&rsquo;ll find highly competent individuals who want to fill these roles,&rdquo; Leavitt added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is encouraging all federal workers to take Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;very generous&rdquo; buyout offer. Leavitt says at least 40,000 workers have accepted the offer so far.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt spoke before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">federal judge temporarily blocked<\/a> the plan: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/neErMuPaIV\">https:\/\/t.co\/neErMuPaIV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BQ4qcFF0OP\">pic.twitter.com\/BQ4qcFF0OP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The National Desk (@TND) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TND\/status\/1887623630223245787?\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Those who have not yet taken the deal are surely wondering whether they should.<\/p>\n<p>The downsizing of the federal workforce comes as Elon Musk and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musks-doge-moves-wasteful-spending-motherlode-big-money-fraud-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crack team<\/a> at the Department of Government Efficiency spend their time erasing entire federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p>In Musk&rsquo;s own words, they just &ldquo;spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.<\/p>\n<p>Could gone to some great parties.<\/p>\n<p>Did that instead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0V35nacICW\">https:\/\/t.co\/0V35nacICW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1886307316804263979?\">February 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Though many workers may have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/equal-employment-agency-employees-openly-revolting-trump-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laughed off<\/a> the buyout offer, they may be taking it a bit more seriously at this point.<\/p>\n<p>There is, of course, talk about entirely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/happening-trump-moves-dismantle-department-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abolishing<\/a> the Department of Education, but that rhetoric was featured on the campaign trail, and Republicans have been talking about it for a generation.<\/p>\n<p>The effort to overthrow the woke patronage and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">money-funneling network enabled<\/a> by USAID is a bit different.<\/p>\n<p>No specific campaign promises were made about USAID.<\/p>\n<p>Before anyone knew what was happening, Musk was shining a light on the wasteful and woke spending from the agency, and the entire entity was being dismantled before the nation&rsquo;s eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Surely some of those federal employees are wondering whether they are next.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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At the end of January, the Office of Personnel Management issued a communication to most federal workers, presenting them with a &#8220;deferred resignation offer.&#8221; This option allows those who are uneasy about increased performance expectations and the cessation of remote work to resign while still receiving full pay and benefits until September, along with an exemption from in-person work requirements. According to a White House source cited by Reuters, around 20,000 employees\u2014about 1% of the 2.3 million federal workforce\u2014have accepted this offer, which falls short of initial White House projections of 5% to 10%. However, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that over 40,000 workers have taken advantage of this deal so far and anticipates that number will grow. She encouraged federal employees in Washington D.C. to accept what she described as a &#8220;very generous&#8221; offer and suggested that those unwilling to come into the office could take this buyout while new qualified individuals would be found for their positions.<\/p>\n<p>As discussions about downsizing continue amid efforts led by Elon Musk&#8217;s team at the Department of Government Efficiency\u2014which has been actively dismantling entire federal agencies\u2014federal workers may now be reconsidering their options regarding Trump&#8217;s buyout proposal. While some may have initially dismissed it lightly, they might now view it more seriously given recent developments like Musk&#8217;s comments on eliminating wasteful spending within agencies such as USAID without prior campaign promises or warnings about such actions taking place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2400012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-buyout.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49975,11477,5045,3634,9848],"class_list":["post-2400011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-exit-deal","tag-exodus","tag-government","tag-trump","tag-workforce"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-buyout.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400011","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400011"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400015,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400011\/revisions\/2400015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}