Updated: Feb 13, 2025 / 03:09 PM CST
75,000 federal workers accept Trump administration buyout | Morning in America
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(NewsNation) — Approximately 77,000 federal employees have accepted a deferred resignation offer spearheaded by the Trump administration as it looks to reduce the federal workforce.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday confirmed the final buyout tally to NewsNation’s “Morning in America” after the offer’s deadline was reached at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday. The tally, which amounts to less than 4% of the federal workforce, is short of the 5 to 10% goal laid out by the White House.
McLaurine Pinover, a spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management, told NewsNation the office is pleased the court rejected the effort to strike down the program.
Judge clears way for federal worker buyouts
On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole declined to further pause a federal government buyout program, enabling the government to forge ahead with its “Fork in the Road” program.
O’Toole had extended the deadline for federal employees to decide whether to accept the buyout, which gives employees eight months of pay and benefits if they resign.