Trump administration offers federal workers second chance to resign — or risk being fired

The initial “fork in the road” deferred resignation program offered during the first weeks of the Trump administration allowed most federal employees to resign from their positions and still earn pay and benefits through Sept. 30. The offer was accepted by roughly 77,000 federal employees, according to the White House.

As the efforts to cut down the federal workforce continue, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Agriculture, and the General Services Administration confirmed to the Washington Examiner that they have renewed deferred resignation offers to employees.

“We’re providing DOT employees a second chance to voluntarily leave. This is just one part of our effort to make DOT more efficient and accountable to the taxpayer. Those who perform safety-critical functions are exempt from this program,” a

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