👔Mass Federal Worker Buyouts: Shrinking Government Fast
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The Trump administration offered buyouts to all 2.3 million federal employees, promising about eight months of salary for those who resign by February 6. About 75,000 federal workers accepted the first buyout offer as part of Trump's effort to slash the civilian workforce he calls ineffective and biased.
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How many federal workers accepted the first buyout offer?
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What was the deadline for federal workers to accept the first buyout offer?
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Which federal employees were excluded from the buyout offers?
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What percentage of the federal workforce does the administration expect to quit?
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What is the total size of the federal civilian workforce?
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What percentage of the federal budget do civilian worker salaries represent?
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What did unions warn about the buyout offer?
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What concern did workers express about the buyout payments?
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How many total federal workers have been "pushed out" of government according to Reuters?
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What reason did workers give for taking the second buyout offer?
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How much does the Trump administration estimate the buyouts will save?
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Name the billionaire Trump deputized to head the Department of Government Efficiency.
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What is the average tenure for a federal employee according to Pew Research?
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Name the federal judge who temporarily blocked the buyout program.
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What percentage of the nation's civilian workforce do federal employees represent?
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A federal judge temporarily blocked the buyout program before allowing it to proceed.
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The number of federal civil servants has not meaningfully changed since 1970.
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Workers who accept the buyout can never apply for federal employment again.
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