"Workers preparing to leave government as part of the resignation program one of several pillars of Donald Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal workforce have described how months of fear and intimidation left them feeling like they had no choice but to depart. Federal workers stay for the mission. When that mission is taken away, when they're scapegoated, when their job security is uncertain, and when their tiny semblance of work-life balance is stripped away, they leave, a longtime employee at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) told the Guardian. That's why I left."
"The total resignation program is set to cost $14.8bn, with 200,000 workers paid their full salary and benefits while on administrative leave for up to eight months, according to a Senate Democrats' report in July. Trump officials argue this outlay is worth it. The Office of Personnel Management claimed the one-time costs lower longer-term spending by the federal government. It also criticized job protections of federal civil servants, claiming the government should have a modern, at-will employment framework like most employers."
More than 100,000 federal employees are scheduled to resign under a deferred resignation program as part of sweeping workforce reductions. Congress faces a deadline to authorize funding or risk a government shutdown, and the White House has ordered agencies to prepare large-scale firing plans if no deal emerges. Workers reported months of fear, intimidation, loss of mission, and eroded work-life balance, prompting many to depart. The program carries $14.8bn in upfront costs with 200,000 workers on paid administrative leave for up to eight months. Officials claim long-term savings of $28bn annually and advocate at-will employment reforms.
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