At least 20,000 federal employees have reportedly accepted the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer, totaling about 1% of the federal workforce.
Last week, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management sent an email to nearly 2.3 million federal workers, offering pay and benefits through September if they announce their intention to resign by Thursday. Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, said he expects between 5% to 10% of federal employees to accept the Trump administration’s offer.
The number of federal employees who elect to resign is expected to rise before the Thursday deadline. OPM officials already said the number of 20,000 resignations is not up to date.
“The number of deferred resignations is rapidly growing,” an OPM official told the Washington Post. That person did not, however, give an updated number.
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