The final buyout tally comes after a federal judge lifted a pause on the program earlier in the day. The figure, confirmed by an Office of Personnel Management official, represents about 3.3% of the federal government’s 2.3 million workers.

That’s below the White House’s projections of 5% to 10% of the workforce who were expected to accept the buyouts.

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday restored Trump’s buyout project, dubbed “Fork in the Road,” deciding federal employees unions that sued to stop the program lacked standing to bring their challenge and that his court does not have jurisdiction to hear their complaint.

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Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/12/75000-federal-workers-accept-president-trumps-buyouts-as-offer-ends/78487932007/

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U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. ruled Thursday that the administration cannot carry out its “so-called directive” until after a briefing and oral arguments take place, according to ABC News and POLITICO.

“I enjoined the defendants from taking any action to implement the so-called directive pending the completion of briefing and oral argument on the issues,” said O’Toole. “I believe that’s as far as I want to go today.”

The hearing is set for Monday at 2 p.m. EST.

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Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/02/06/judge-blocks-president-trump-buyout-offer/6271738870298/

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