Last month, the Trump Administration offered about two million federal employees a buyout program. This offer, titled “ Fork in the Road ,” came from an email sent by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and would allow federal employees to resign yet be paid their full salary until September 30, 2025.

A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to downsize the federal workforce by offering employees the option to resign now but stay on the payroll through September.

The report has raised concerns about national park access and maintenance heading into the summer travel season.

The program, which Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk called “Fork in the Road,” attracted about 3% of the 2.4 million civilian federal employees, below the administration’s 5% to 10% target, according to Bloomberg . The initiative allows workers to leave in February while remaining on the federal payroll through September.

Federal labor unions didn’t have legal standing to sue, a federal judge said. Before this ruling, the administration lost a series of claims.

Truman’s decision to position Israel as a citadel of US imperialism has resulted in the US being despised in much of the world.

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