An influx of federal retirees due to the Deferred Resignation Program and other separation programs has led to a litany of new questions on how to receive retirement benefits.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” program, which is part of a sweeping effort to eliminate government jobs. It's the latest twist in a chaotic and ...

Around 18% of Oklahoma's agricultural federal workforce left or lost their jobs in the first half of 2025. A U.S. Department of Agriculture report shows most of the workers took a deferred resignation ...

The national hiring rate has stalled at 3.2%, levels not seen in two decades. Former federal workers who took a deferred resignation say the job market is brutal. The nation’s 4.3% unemployment rate, ...

After months on administrative leave, most NASA civil servants who participated in a second round of buyouts saw their pay and benefits end Friday. Nearly 4,000 people participated in two deferred ...

A year after the Trump administration told agencies to compile headcount reduction plans, House Democrats reflected on wide-ranging consequences.

The email subject line was as cold as the rush to slash the federal payroll in a process marked by poor communication, misinformation and insults. The email itself contained only two sentences: “The ...