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Around 75,000 federal employees have accepted the administration’s “deferred resignation” buyout program, maintaining their salaries through September, according to recent data from the Office of Personnel Management.
The program concluded Wednesday following a federal judge’s decision to lift a temporary suspension of the initiative.
The ruling, issued by a Boston-based judge in response to labor union challenges, marked a substantial legal win for the Republican administration.
BREAKING: @PressSec Karoline Leavitt confirms that 75,000 federal workers accepted buyouts:
“That’s gonna save millions of dollars for the American taxpayer, and that’s exactly what we wanted.” pic.twitter.com/sCCK0N6vPn
— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) February 13, 2025
“This goes to show that lawfare will not ultimately prevail over the will of 77 million Americans who supported President Trump and his priorities,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
According to NBC News reporting, the accepted buyouts represent approximately 3.75 percent of the total federal workforce, including CIA personnel who received the offer.
Semafor was the first news outlet to break the story about the number of participating employees.
The buyout initiative is one component of the administration’s larger strategy to dramatically reduce federal workforce numbers in pursuit of greater efficiency.
About 75,000 workers have now accepted President Trump’s buyout program.
This is roughly 3.75% of the federal workforce.
He had previously said “everybody is replaceable.”
Efficiency continues to be a sharp focus for Trump and the workforce has been thinned out.
Promise kept! pic.twitter.com/yYkhmhH6sK
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 13, 2025
The president reinforced this objective on Tuesday by signing a new executive order.
This directive instructs federal agencies to collaborate with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, to implement staff reductions and hiring restrictions, aiming to substantially decrease government size and reduce taxpayer expenses.
