A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” program, which is part of a sweeping effort to eliminate government jobs. It's the latest twist in a chaotic and ...

NBC News cannot independently verify the number of employees who took the White House's offer. In fiscal year 2023, the attrition rate of the federal workforce was 5.9%, according to the Partnership ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. More than two million federal employees face a critical deadline ...

A federal judge on Thursday permitted US President Donald Trump’s initiative to reduce the federal workforce to proceed amid ongoing legal battles, rejecting labor unions' request to halt the ...

More than 17 percent of the agency’s staff has left or will leave as part of the program. Nearly a fifth of EPA’s workforce has opted into President Donald Trump’s mass resignation plan as he pushes ...

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis since the summer has sent its employees offers to leave the government early while taking pay for a set amount of time, ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: November 18, 2025 | Last updated: April 15, 2026 Shantae Graves spoke with WUSA9's Larry Miller about her struggle to find work after taking the deferred resignation ...