- Almost all 2 million civil servants can opt to resign now and get paid through September without showing up for work, according to a letter from Trump's Office of Personnel Management. But critics say it could sow chaos while Senator Tim Kaine warns it's a trick.
President Donald Trump plans to grant all federal employees, including those unable to comply with a strict return-to-office mandate, the opportunity to remain at home and do nothing while pocketing eight months’ pay—as long as they resign now.
