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Federal judge pauses deadline for Trump administration's 'Fork' resignation offer until Monday

4:23am February 06, 2025

by A Martínez

The Trump administration had given more than 2 million federal employees until today to decide whether to stay or go. A federal judge in Massachusetts has paused the effort until Monday.

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Media tour of the updated CIA museum, on September 24 in Mclean, VA.

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Trump offers deferred resignation to national security and intelligence workers

12:51pm February 05, 2025

The letters are the first examples of the national security and intelligence workforce being included in broader efforts to downsize the federal government by the Trump administration.

What happens after the 'Fork in the Road'? A lawyer for ex-Twitter employees weighs in

11:41am February 05, 2025

Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company, sees many similarities in the predicament of federal workers today. Here's her advice.

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'It's a bad deal': Union president warns federal workers against accepting offer

4:19am February 05, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees. He warns the public will feel federal workforce cuts.

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Legal questions surround Trump's federal worker resignation offer

11:27am January 31, 2025

More and more questions are being raised about the legality of the Trump administration's offer to nearly all federal workers to resign now and keep their pay through Sept. 30.

'Not a buyout': Attorneys and unions urge federal workers not to resign

2:21pm January 29, 2025

Unions and attorneys who represent federal employees are telling workers not to take the offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and still be paid through September.

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Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September

7:59pm January 28, 2025

Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30.

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Trump calls DEI programs 'illegal.' He plans to end them in the federal government

5:00am January 23, 2025

President Trump has issued sweeping executive actions swiftly ending diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs within the federal government. Already, the work is underway.

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Trump seeks to end telework for federal workers

7:03pm January 20, 2025

President Trump has signed an executive action ordering federal agencies to bring their workers back to the office full time. Roughly 1.1 million federal employees are telework-eligible.

Republican Presidential Nominee Former President Trump Holds Rally In Butler, Pennsylvania

'Apprehensive and fearful': Federal workers await a dismantling under Trump

1:06pm November 13, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "dismantle government bureaucracy," enlisting the help of billionaires to achieve his goals. Federal workers with memories of Trump's first term are scared.

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