Deferred Resignation Offered 1-31-25

Trump administration offering "deferred resignation" to government workers unwilling to return to office

By Jennifer Jacobs, Nancy Cordes, January 28, 2025, CBS News 

The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to quit in September in a program meant to end work-from-home practices, senior administration officials told CBS News. 

A government-wide email President Trump's aides planned to send Tuesday says employees have until Feb. 6 to decide whether to participate in a "deferred resignation program," which would give federal employees the ability to decide now that they will resign in September.

"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. 

Only about 6% of federal employees work full-time in offices, administration officials said. There are about 2 million federal government employees across the country, which means that the administration expects that as many as 200,000 may take the government's offer. 

Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, said Tuesday on CNN, "The 2 million employees in the federal government are overwhelmingly left of center." Because Mr. Trump was elected, "it is essential for him to get control of government," establish a process for political appointees and review discretionary spending grants, Miller said.

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Comments

Of the 2 million federal employees who are working from home, 200,000 are expected to take the deal. This “Deferred Resignation Plan” is similar to Big Company “Downsizing” offers made by IBM and other large companies. The Government Employees who are eligible and are age 62, will likely move to “retirement”. Younger Federal Employees may also take the offer and use the compensation extension through September to find another job. Employees who decide to take the Deferred Resignation Plan will need to respond by

When Obama left office in 2000, many agency-based employees left quietly on their own to join “think tanks” and other Left-Wing organizations.

This Deferred Resignation plan notification deadline of February 6. This gives new Agency Directors the time to carefully select replacements or use the resignations to reorganize, automate and downsize.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader