GSA employees will have through April 18 to opt into the program.
“There are no excluded positions at GSA, and employees are still eligible if they are on RIF lists,” according to a Friday memo authored by acting administrator Stephen Ehikian and obtained by Government Executive. The memo also extended the window for voluntary early retirement and voluntary separation incentives to April 18.
Last month the Trump administration reported that more than 75,000 federal employees have accepted the “Fork in the Road” offer, which purportedly pays those who accept it full pay and benefits until Sept. 30, 2025. The Office of Personnel Management emailed the initial deferred resignation offer — which was challenged in court — to more than 2 million federal employees on Jan. 28, with an initial deadline of Feb. 12.
GSA’s move to reopen its employees to deferred resignations follows a similar move at the Defense Department on Friday. More than 20,000 defense civilians accepted the earlier offer, according to The Associated Press.
“Per President Trump’s directives concerning the federal workforce, we are undertaking a multi-step approach to restructuring the federal workforce and consolidating redundant operations,” Ehikian said. “I know these decis ..
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