What’s better than firing people?
Getting them to quit on their own, especially when you’re operating in the minefield of federal workers. Because of course The Swamp has built several protections into the system to protect itself. After all, it wouldn’t be The Swamp if it didn’t!
But President Trump and DOGE are already making tremendous progress, trimming 20,000 bloated federal workers from the payroll — and counting!
Yes, this only amounts to about 1% of the federal workforce, but you have to start somewhere.
And pretty soon all these 1% gains are going to start stacking up! They already are.
Axios was the first to report on the story:
About 20,000 federal workers have accepted the “buyout” offer put forward by the Trump administration last week, a senior administration official tells Axios.
Why it matters: It’s a significant number of people — about 1% of the federal workforce — but still substantially less than the White House’s target of 5% to 10%.
The offer is open through Thursday, meaning the total could rise, despite heavy opposition from unions and others.
What they’re saying: “We expect more to come. If you see what’s happening at USAID, it’s just one piece of the puzzle,” the official said, referring to the rapid restructuring of the federal agency that oversees foreign aid programs.
Aside from the pace of resignations, the official said, the administration is still trying to implement a hiring freeze.
In case you missed it, here was our original report:
BREAKING: President Trump To Offer Buyout To ALL Federal Workers, Expected To Save $100 Billion PER YEAR!
BREAKING: President Trump To Offer Buyout To ALL Federal Workers, Expected To Save $100 Billion PER YEAR!
Yesterday, I reported that there are some very brilliant “secret plans” in the works for DOGE and they would be rolling out soon.
If you missed that report, you can see it here:
Marc Andreessen Saw The “Secret Plans” For DOGE and it “Blew His Mind”
Today it looks like they’re already starting to roll out — and Elon Musk himself said this is just the tip of what’s coming!
First was this:
“Hold The Fake News Accountable For Their Lies” – Trump Administration Launches ‘Rapid Response’ Social Media Account
Then this:
JUST IN: US Pauses $50M Gaza Condom Aid
And now a BIG one….
You might even say “Big League”!
According to Axios and NBC News, the Trump Administration is getting ready to offer a buyout to ALL federal workers (2+ million of them).
The buyout will give an incentive for workers to resign, thereby shrinking the federal payroll, shrinking one component of the entrenched “Deep State” and saving billions.
In fact, it is estimated that 5-10% of the federal workforce might accept this offer, which is estimated to result in about $100 BILLION of savings….per year!
Here are more details, from Axios:
The White House will issue a memo Tuesday offering to pay federal workers who don’t want to return to the office through Sept. 30, as long as they resign by Feb. 6, an administration official tells Axios.
Why it matters: It’s an acceleration in President Trump’s already unprecedented purge of the federal workforce.
What they’re saying: “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. We’re five years past COVID and just 6 percent of federal employees work full-time in office. That is unacceptable,” a senior administration official tells Axios.
- The White House expects 5% to 10% of federal employees to accept the offer, which would potentially mean hundreds of thousands of people.
- The administration projects the buyouts could ultimately save taxpayers up to $100 billion a year.
Zoom out: The offer applies to all full-time federal employees, except for military personnel, the Postal Service, and those working in immigration enforcement or national security.
The big picture: The memo is just the latest step in the White House’s unprecedented move to push career federal workers out of their jobs, and, observers say, replace them with loyalists — a return to a patronage system that federal law sought to banish more than a century ago.
NBC News confirms:
President Donald Trump’s administration is set to offer every single federal worker the chance to take a “deferred resignation” with a severance package of roughly eight months of pay and benefits.
A senior administration official told NBC News that they expect 5%-10% of the federal workforce to quit, which, they estimate, could lead to around $100 billion in savings.
“American taxpayers pay for the salaries of federal government employees, and therefore deserve employees working on their behalf who actually show up to work in our wonderful federal buildings, also paid for by taxpayers,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “If they don’t want to work in the office and contribute to making America great again, then they are free to choose a different line of work, and the Trump Administration will provide a very generous payout of 8 months.”
That would sure be a great start for DOGE and for the Trump Administration, don’t you think?
Absolutely brilliant, but then I would expect nothing less from Trump and Elon.
Way to go fellas!
