A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" program, which attempted to incentivize federal workers to resign to cut federal spending under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The program required employees to accept a buyout offer just before a midnight deadline, despite funding concerns. Unions are suing over the program's legality, claiming it violates the Administrative Procedure Act. As of last Wednesday, only 40,000 of the two million offered the incentive had volunteered, falling significantly short of the administration’s target of five to ten percent resignations.
A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked a Trump administration program aimed at incentivizing career government workers to resign as part of federal budget cuts.
The judge's ruling pauses a deadline for federal employees to accept a buyout offer that lacked appropriated funds from Congress.
The unions sued, claiming the program was 'arbitrary and capricious,' and the offer promised unappropriated money, violating the Administrative Procedure Act.
At least 40,000 workers, about two percent of those who received the offer, volunteered for the buyout, falling short of the White House's goals.
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