On average, 6,250 civil servants opted to leave the government each day under the president’s plan.
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Onaverage,6,250civilservantsoptedtoleavethegovernmenteachdayunderthepresident’splan.
WASHINGTON—About75,000federalworkersacceptedtheTrumpadministration’sretirementbuyoutoffer,allowingthemtoreceivefullpayandbenefitsuntilSept.30whilebeingexemptfromdailyattendancerulesandlayoffs.
ThefigurewasconfirmedtoTheEpochTimesbyasenioradministrationofficialafteritwasfirstreportedbySemafor.
The75,000figurerepresentsapproximatelyslightlybelowfourpercentofthe2.3millionfederalcivilserviceworkforce,notallofwhomwereeligibleforthebuyoutoffer.Onaverage,98,669federalemployeesretiredannuallybetween2000and2023,accordingtodatacompiledbytheU.S.OfficeofPersonnelManagement(OPM).
ThedifferenceistheTrumpbuyoutoffer—officiallyknownastheDeferredRetirementProgram(DRP)—wasacceptedonaverageby6,250employeeseachdayduringtheabbreviatedofferperiodofJanuary28toFebruary12.
Theaveragedailyretirementtotalfiledeachdaysince2000wa
