About 75,000 US federal workers accept Trump administration buyout program
- 13-Feb-2025
About 75,000 US federal workers accepted the deferred buyout program of President Donald Trump’s administration, a spokesperson for the US Office of Personnel Management said late on Wednesday. The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ineffective and biased against […]
US judge blocks Trump buyout program as 60,000 sign up to quit
- 07-Feb-2025
A US judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s proposed buyout for federal workers until at least Monday, giving an initial win to labor unions that sued to stop it. Even as the program was stayed, more than 60,000 federal employees have already accepted the buyout offer, a White House source told Reuters. The […]