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February 13, 2025: About 75,000 U.S. federal workers accepted the deferred buyout program offered by President Donald Trump’s administration as the offer expired on Wednesday night.
The figure represents about 3.3% of the federal government’s 2.3 million workers, which is below the White House’s projections of 5% to 10% of the workforce expected to accept the buyouts.
The buyout program, which was part of the President Trump administration’s broader efforts to slash the civilian workforce, promised federal employees eight months of pay and benefits through September in exchange for their immediate resignation The program was open until February 6, and a federal judge in Massachusetts had restored the buyout project, allowing the Trump administration to move forward with it
Unions had urged their members not to accept the buyouts, citing concerns about their legality and enforceability Despite these warnings, the number of acceptances indicates a significant number of federal employees chose to leave their positions
The Trump administration has also ordered government agencies to prepare for wide-ranging job cuts and has begun laying off recent hires who lack full job security This move is part of the administration’s strategy to reduce the size of the federal workforce, which President Trump has criticized as ineffective and biased against him
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has instructed agency heads to prepare staff cuts of up to 70% at some agencies, signaling that further reductions in force are likely if not enough federal workers agree to the buyouts
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