Categories Selected Articles Resign? Stick it out? Federal workers mull next steps after Trump buyout offer. Post author By Mike Nova Post date January 29, 2025 Listen to this article Thousands of federal workers feel caught in limbo amid a flurry of steps taken by the Trump administration to remake and shrink the ranks of the federal workforce, with the latest step being an offer to buy out employees if they agree by Feb. 6. ← Eighth-grade reading skills in the U.S. are at their lowest share since testing began → Bernie Sanders on common ground with RFK Jr. at Senate hearing