White House reports that approximately 75,000 federal employees have accepted ‘deferred resignation’ offer

Around 75,000 federal employees have accepted the White House’s “deferred resignation” offer, allowing them to resign but be paid through September. This offer was part of a program that was temporarily paused but was allowed to proceed by a federal judge. The number of employees who accepted the offer is less than 5% of the federal workforce, which is lower than the administration’s expectation of 5% to 10%. The attrition rate of the federal workforce in fiscal year 2023 was 5.9%. The unions that sued to stop the offer did not have legal standing according to the judge’s ruling. The Office of Personnel Management responded to the decision, stating that they were pleased that the program was deemed legal and beneficial for federal employees. As of 7:00 PM, the program is now closed, and the Office of Personnel Management emphasized that it was carefully designed and provides generous benefits for federal workers to plan for their future.