Federal Judge Allows Trump Admin Buyout Program to Continue

The judge had issued a temporary hold on the program.

The entrance to the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building that houses the Office of Personnel Management headquarters is shown in Washington on June 5, 2021. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

A federal judge has removed a block he had previously placed on the Trump administration’s buyout program for federal workers and denied unions’ request for further relief.

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole said in a Feb. 12 order that the plaintiffs lacked standing and the court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over their claims.