Original Email to Employees: Fork in the Road
This primary source from U.S. Office of Personnel Management supports 3 claims across 2 ledger entries.
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Paid leave, back pay, rehiring, and lost productivity are documented cost mechanisms that contradict a pure-savings account of the workforce campaign; the $135 billion estimate is useful for scale only with its modeling limits attached.
Deferred resignation terms and FAQ linkPaying to Fire and Rehire — Audit finding · Cited analysis
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OPM offered eligible federal employees deferred resignation, with pay and benefits through September 30, 2025 and generally no expected work requirement during the deferral period.
Deferred resignation terms and FAQ linkPaying to Fire and Rehire — The record · The record
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OPM issued the government-wide offer under the Trump administration, following Trump's DOGE executive order.
Deferred resignation terms and FAQ linkPaying to Fire and Rehire — The record · The record