The White House is offering buyouts to federal workers unwilling to return to office under President Trump’s orders. Detailed in a Tuesday email, the offer aims to shrink the federal workforce as Trump ends COVID-19-era remote work policies.
“This email is being sent to more than TWO MILLION federal employees,” Katie Miller, who serves on an advisory board to the Department of Government Efficiency, wrote on X.
This email is being sent to more than TWO MILLION federal employees. https://t.co/IYe6EdgtZm
— Katie Miller (@katierosemiller) January 28, 2025
According to Axios, Employees who wish to resign were told: “1) Select “Reply” to this email. You must reply from your government account. A reply from an account other than your .gov or .mil account will not be accepted. 2)Type the word “Resign” into the body of this reply email. Hit “Send.”
White House aides expect between 5% and 10% of federal workers to take the deal — which is projected to save taxpayers $100 billion a year.
DOGE head Elon Musk called it a “fair & generous deal” on X.
It really is a fair & generous deal https://t.co/2s6yBrLgbt
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2025
“The government-wide email being sent today is to make sure that all federal workers are on board with the new administration’s plan to have federal employees in office and adhering to higher standards,” a senior administration official said.
“We’re five years past COVID and just 6 [%] of federal employees work full-time in office. That is unacceptable.”
Wow… White House to offer buyouts to 2 million federal workers who won’t return to officehttps://t.co/1KlBhCQX0q
— Scott Rasmussen (@ScottWRasmussen) January 29, 2025
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