Trump administration preparing further layoffs of federal workers who don't resign
The Trump administration is planning further layoffs of federal workers who don't accept the deferred resignation offer, an administration official told ABC News.
The layoffs could begin soon after the Thursday deadline for workers to accept the "buyouts" offering full salary and benefits through September from the Office of Personnel Management -- a package federal labor unions are advising members not to accept.
It's not clear how many workers would be targeted by the layoffs or how long the process would take.
"The reality is clear: A large-scale reduction, in response to the president’s workforce executive orders, is already happening. The government is restructuring, and unfortunately, many employees will later realize they missed a valuable, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The misinformation campaign being spread by some unions only hurts the very workers they claim to represent, turning them into pawns in a political game instead of ensuring they can make informed, independent decisions," the administration official told ABC News.
-ABC News' Ben Siegel






