WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Roughly 154,000 federal employees have taken buyouts offered by the Trump administration this year, ...

A new government estimate, along with a study by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, provides a long-awaited window ...

The 154,000 does not include staff members fired or ones who opted into other programs to slash the federal payrolls.

The so-called " fork in the road " deferred resignation program, which incentivized some employees to leave federal government service, reduced the manpower in the agency for an estimated savings ...

Federal spending law prohibits agencies from using funds without congressional authorization. But under the Fork in the Road deferred resignation program (DRP), tens of thousands of employees are ...

Approximately 154,000 federal employees accepted buyout offers under a program initiated by Elon Musk in collaboration with the Trump administration. This move is part of a strategic plan to reduce ...

Announced via a mass email titled "Fork in the Road" on January 28, 2025, the program offers federal employees the option to resign effective September 30, 2025, while remaining on paid ...

The so-called "fork in the road" deferred resignation program, which incentivized some employees to leave federal government service, reduced the manpower in the agency for an estimated savings of ...

The so-called "fork in the road" deferred resignation program, which incentivized some employees to leave federal government service, reduced the manpower in the agency for an estimated savings of ...