75,000 Federal Workers Accepted Buyout Offer Before Deadline Closed

On average, 6,250 civil servants opted to leave the government each day under the president’s plan.

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building, headquarters of the Office of Personnel Management, in Washington on Feb. 03, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—About 75,000 federal workers accepted the Trump administration’s retirement buyout offer, allowing them to receive full pay and benefits until Sept. 30 while being exempt from daily attendance rules and layoffs.

The figure was confirmed to The Epoch Times by a senior administration official after it was first reported by Semafor.