Trump administration launches a federal government reduction program: they offer civil servants instead

30 January 2025, 03:08 | Peace 
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The Presidential Administration Donald Trump published a memorandum in which she offered the employees of the federal government a financial incentive for dismissal from her posts. Federal employees sent letters with a proposal to resign in exchange for salary until September 30.

This was written by CBS News with reference to the White House officials, and the information of The Washington Post. It is noted that such emails were received by the majority of 2 million federal workers.

The “Delayed Resignation Program” is aimed at terminating the practice of working at home and is part of the efforts of the Trump administration to reduce federal labor. According to representatives of the administration, only about 6% of the federal government employees work full time.

The program will not apply to the army, the US postal service, immigration law enforcement agencies, national security and other positions.

The general government email says that employees should decide until February 6, whether they will participate in this program. Those of them who will agree to dismissal in September will receive all this period of the entire salary and benefits, regardless of the daily load. They will be freed " In particular, from the order of Trump that they should return to work in their full -time offices.

Officials ready for this step must accept the proposal until February 6 and send a response to the email with the word "

The letter also said that those employees who decide to stay at their work “cannot give complete confidence” in maintaining their positions.

It is expected that in the framework of this program, up to 10% of federal employees will be fired in September, and this is 200,000 employees.

Trade unions representing federal employees criticized such a step in the administration.

In particular, the trade union of the National Treasury Employees Union, numbering about 150 thousand federal workers, called not to quit, instead informed his members that the dismissal note "

According to The Washington Post, these dismissals will probably lead to a retirement wave, and also interfere with recent colleges graduates to work on state dollars, and increase work applicants in non -profit and private sectors.

The proposal to resign in exchange for salaries until September reflects the goals of the " As you know, his leader Trump appointed billionaire Ilon Mask. Previously, Musk called for a mass reduction in the state of federal personnel, promising that the structure he heads will cooperate with US agencies in order to determine the minimum number of employees necessary to perform the main functions.

По материалам: cbsnews.com