Nearly 2 million federal workers have until tonight to either return to the office or accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration. At least 20,000 federal employees have already accepted the package, which provides eight months of salary through Sept. 30. The figure is below the White House's target of 5% to 10% acceptance—though it may rise by the end of the day—and critics have raised questions about its feasibility.
The offer is part of President Donald Trump's plans to reshape the government and slash federal spending. Spearheading the effort is the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, which Trump formally established with the broad task of auditing various agency systems. Recent efforts have led to the curtailment of the US Agency for International Development and an examination of Medicare and Medicaid systems.
DOGE staff have also been given "read-only" access to more than $6T of payments made annually by the federal government to purportedly review the system's efficiency, though Musk's tweets suggest DOGE may be rejecting certain payments. See an overview of DOGE here.
Separately, the White House yesterday clarified Trump's prior proposal for the Gaza Strip, saying he meant Palestinians would be only temporarily relocated to allow for reconstruction.
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