The OPM framed the severance offer from President Trump and his administration as 'administrative leave with pay and benefits.'
The Office of Personnel Management is now suggesting that agencies do not have to fire all their federal employees who are still on probation, a senior official told Newsweek.Why It MattersPresident Donald Trump's administration is offering federal workers a buyout, providing eight months of severance pay for voluntary resignations. The OPM sent an email offering a 'dignified, fair departure' with full pay and benefits until September 30.
'That because he's terrorized you in the last week, it would be easy to just resign now and get a check for seven months. Because I can tell you, that promise is worth nothing.'Others have pointed out that the email's title and content closely resemble the one sent by DOGE lead Elon Musk to employees of Twitter, now X, in late 2022, following his purchase of the company.
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