{"id":11426,"date":"2025-09-09T22:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T22:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=11426"},"modified":"2025-09-09T22:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T22:23:51","slug":"controversial-federal-worker-buyout-plan-sparks-national-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=11426","title":{"rendered":"CONTROVERSIAL FEDERAL WORKER BUYOUT PLAN SPARKS NATIONAL DEBATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"523\">The Trump administration has launched a bold new federal buyout program, offering nearly 2 million civilian employees full pay and benefits through September if they resign by February 6. The initiative, called the \u201cdeferred resignation program,\u201d aims to cut government spending and bring employees back to the office\u2014citing that only 6% of workers in D.C. are currently showing up in person.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"teknolojibura.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CKfn9IrczI8DFctOpAQdC8wvEw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/teknolojibura.com\/teknolojibura.com_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"895\">White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denies accusations that the plan is a political purge, insisting it\u2019s a cost-saving, efficiency-driven move. Supporters praise it as a necessary step toward modernizing the federal workforce. 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