More Than 20K Federal Workers Accept Buyout Offer

More than 20,000 federal employees have agreed to quit their jobs in a Trump administration deal that allows them to continue earning paychecks through the end of September, with the numbers increasing daily, according to a report Tuesday.

The numbers represent about 1% of the federal workforce who have agreed to a plan presented by President Donald Trump and Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk that they hope could cut up to 10% of the federal workforce, reports Bloomberg.

Workers have until Thursday to decide, and the administration expects resignations to grow as the deadline nears.

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