Pennsylvania has some 66,000 federal workers. Many work in Veterans Affairs, Defense, and the Treasury. For tens of thousands of federal workers in the Philadelphia region, President Donald Trump’s executive orders this week could change how they do their jobs.

The Trump administration is offering what amounts to buyouts for federal workers who don’t want to return to the office as part of the president’s breakneck efforts to reshape the government in

Big financial decisions made in haste are often followed by regret, especially when the terms leave you with no guarantees or options.

There’s also a deep suspicion, especially among people who think they may be on the chopping block, that this is the last lifeboat in town,” said an employee.