Federal Workers Get Second Musk Buyout Offer
- Federal agencies have provided a second buyout offer to workers, allowing them to resign and be paid through the end of September, according to The Washington Post.
- Departments including Transportation, Energy, Agriculture, and Defense have confirmed sending these offers from their agency leaders, as mentioned by Axios.
- Federal workers are reportedly more receptive to this offer due to it being sent directly from agency heads rather than OPM, as stated by The Washington Post.
- The second Deferred Resignation Program allows more employees to voluntarily leave, as outlined by agencies like HUD and quoted by Politico.
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Government Agencies Offering Second Wave of Buyouts
Federal workers have reportedly been sent a second buyout offer from the departments of Transportation, Energy, Agriculture, Defense, General Services Administration (GSA), and Housing and Urban Development (HUD).


I was laid off from the federal government. Here's why I turned down an offer to go back to the job.
Jacob Saunders returned to a part-time job as a high school lacrosse coach to help pay his bills.Courtesy Montclair PhotographyJacob Saunders was fired in February as part of sweeping cuts to the US federal workforce.He turned down an offer to return to the role because he was worried he would get axed again.Saunders also didn't want to burn the bosses who had rehired him at a couple of part-time jobs.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversa…
Federal workers offered another round of 'buyouts'
After DOGE's first "Fork in the Road" memo, allowing federal workers to resign in February but keep getting paid through September, fell short of its target, the effort led by Elon Musk is trying again, according to a media report.
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