A federal judge has paused President Donald Trump's attempt to cut-down the federal workforce through buyout offers.
Late last month, millions of civil servants received an email from the Office of Personnel Management with the subject line “Fork in the Road.” The email offered current federal employees the option of around eight months of severance pay, in exchange for an immediate resignation. The message echoed language used by billionaire Elon Musk in similar emails sent to staffers at Twitter (now X) after he purchased that social media app.
