Senior administration officials told CBS News that the White House is expected to leave 10% federal employees in a purchase program.
Associates of President Trump, a government-wide email, planned to send on Tuesday, employees will be asked to decide by 6 February whether the ability to decide the ability to decide this “postponed resignation program”, which is the ability of federal employees to decide this Will give that they will resign in September.
“If you resign under this program, you will maintain all salary and benefits regardless of your daily workload and will be exempted from all the applicable in-in-person work requirements by September 30, 2025 (or before before You choose to accelerate your resignation for any reason), “Email is said.
Those who do not want to work in the office, “are” free to choose a separate line of work, and the Trump administration will provide a very generous payment of 8 months, “said in a statement by White House Press Secretary Karolin Lewet .
Only 6% of federal employees work full -time in the office, the administration officials said. There are about 2 million federal government employees across the country, which means that the administration is expected to make more than 200,000 purchases. “There are a lot of left from the Center in the federal government,” Stephen Miller of the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy said on CNN on Tuesday. Because Mr. Trump was elected, “It is necessary for him to get control of the government,” install a process for political appointments and review the discretionary expenditure grant, Miller said.
Federal activists of the State Department and USAID said that they had received emails up to ET at around 6:40 pm.
The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employees union criticized the program.
AFGE national president Everett Kelly said, “The dedicated career will have huge, unexpected results of purifying the federal government of civil servants who will create chaos for Americans who depend on a working federal government.” “This proposal should not be seen as voluntary. Amidst the working orders and policies of the worker, it is clear that the target of the Trump administration is to convert the federal government into a toxic environment, where the workers cannot live even if they want Are. “
The email states that the voluntary program will not be available for personnel, American postal service, immigration enforcement and national security or any position excluded by their agency.
Those who shop will be exempted from any “return to office” requirements, but will receive their final salary and existing benefits until their last resignation date.
The email also describes some planned reforms of Trump administration and their impacts on the federal workforce.
The email states, “The sufficient majority of federal employees working from far away will need to be returned to their physical offices five days a week. “” Many federal activists. “
Messages to government employees have also been told that while some agencies and parts of the army were likely to expand, “The majority of federal agencies are likely to be reorganized, re -evaluation, and reduced through force cuts.” As a result, many federal employees can be subject to furls and reconstructions as AT-wil workers.
The OPM asked government employees who want to continue in their positions, “at this time, we cannot give you full assurance about your situation or agency's certainty, but should your situation be abolished. Security for such positions.
The Personnel Office of the government also gave the workers a reply to the workers to send an deferred resignation form letter.
Email states that employees should agree to “smooth transition” during their rest of the time in the government.
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