Federal workers who took the Trump administration’s buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what’s next.
fork in the road
A federal worker tried to take Trump’s ‘Fork’ resignation offer. Here’s what happened
Liz Goggin, a social worker with the Veterans Health Administration, took the offer to resign in exchange for pay and benefits through September. Then she learned her position was exempt.
Judge declines to block Trump administration’s resignation offer to federal employees
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.
Judge weighs a longer pause on Trump’s resignation offer to federal workers
A federal judge in Boston is hearing arguments Monday over whether the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” offer to federal employees can continue. Unions want a temporary restraining order.
Trump administration adds fine print to “Fork” resignation offer, deepening confusion
Federal agencies are sending out sample contract agreements to their employees in what appears to be an effort to alleviate doubts. But some of the language differs from the original offer.


