Donald Trump offers millions of Federal staff eight months pay to resign

If they accept they will be paid until September. 30. It is the most sweeping effort yet by the new Trump administration to shrink the ranks of the federal workforce.

The offer appeared to reflect the goals of the “Department of Government Efficiency” run by billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk. Musk previously called for “mass headcount reductions” of federal personnel, vowing that DOGE will work with U.S. agencies to “identify the minimum number of employees” necessary to perform essential functions.

In a Wall Street Journal article last year, Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who briefly served as the co-chair of DOGE, said they would aim to provide a “graceful exit” and incentives for early retirement to federal employees who leave.

Mr Musk shared a post on X that claimed that between 5 and 10pc workers eligible for the order would take it. The Office of Personnel Management spokesperson said the administration did not have a target for the number of people…