President Donald Trump’s administration is offering all two million federal workers a buyout.
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The measure is in an effort to shrink the size of the government, The Associated Press reported.
The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to quit in a buyout program meant to end work-from-home practices, senior administration officials told CBS News.
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This impacts federal workers across the area including civilian workers at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
Those who do not wish to work in the office “are free to choose a different line of work, and the Trump Administration will provide a very generous payout of eight months,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
The AP has reported a payout of seven months.
“If you resign under this program, you will retain all pay and benefits regardless of your daily workload and will be exempted 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 states.
The American Federation of Government Employees issued the following statement:
“The number of civil servants hasn’t meaningfully changed since 1970, but there are more Americans than ever who rely on government services. Purging the federal government of dedicated career federal employees will have vast, unintended consequences that will cause chaos for the Americans who depend on a functioning federal government. This offer should not be viewed as voluntary. Between the flurry of anti-worker executive orders and policies, it is clear that the Trump administration’s goal is to turn the federal government into a toxic environment where workers cannot stay even if they want to.”
This is a developing story we will continue to update.
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