Donald Trump's administration informed federal officials who wish to resign on Tuesday that they have the option to do so, offering them their salaries through September as compensation, in a message sent to employees of various federal agencies and seen by Agence France-Presse.
"The Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal employees the option of submitting a 'deferred resignation' with compensation equivalent to eight months of salary and social security benefits," Elon Musk confirmed via X, reposting a message from an organization he founded to support Donald Trump.
"It is estimated that 5 to 10% of employees will resign, which could allow for savings of around $100 billion" for the federal government, added the message reproduced by the head of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX and X, who now has an advisory role in the government on cost savings.
The internal memo recalls that the new US president has already signed several executive orders for federal workers, for example one that prohibits teleworking, a second that ends diversity, equality, and inclusion policies, a third that emphasizes productivity and announces possible layoffs to reduce the number of civil servants.
These are management principles that appeal to Musk, who fired three-quarters of the staff of the company known as Twitter before changing it to X within weeks of buying the social networking site in late 2022.
There will be a "major" reform regarding the "workforce" of the federal state, according to the public administration management service that drafted the letter.
"If you decide to remain in your position, we will thank you for your reaffirmed will to serve the American people by offering the maximum of your capabilities," the text states, clarifying, however, that "at this time we cannot give you full guarantees" that the positions or services of those interested will continue to exist.
Employees who want to leave have until February 6th – in other words, nine days – to decide.
The proposal is being revealed as a federal court has decided to suspend until Monday the freeze on state aid, grants and public loans decided by the US president.
Donald Trump announced during his election campaign that he would reduce the burden of the federal government and cut spending.
Source: protothema.gr
