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• New Executive Order: Government Efficiency and Workforce Optimization - February 12, 2025

• By Ralph R. Smith, FedSmith

  Plans by the Trump administration to restructure the federal workforce are proceeding. While a significant step was the deferred resignation program, a new Executive Order has now been issued as a follow-up to that plan.
  
  The deferred resignation plan initially offered deferred employees a choice of leaving government service prior to the end of the fiscal year with the ability for some to stay at home instead of going to an office, go on administrative leave, and continue to get paid until September 30, 2025.
  
  The initial expiration date for opting into this plan was February 6th. That has been extended for a time due to a delay imposed by a federal court ruling. No one knows how the plan will fare as it goes through the judicial system.

  To read the full article, click here.

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