Jan 28, 2025 · Fork in the Road. Deadline Extended to Monday, February 10 ... OPM is authorized to send this email under Executive Order 9830 and 5 U.S.C. §§ 301, 1103, 1104, 2951, 3301, 6504, 8347, and 8461. OPM intends to use your response to assist in federal workforce reorganization efforts in conjunction with employing agencies. See 88 Fed. Reg. 56058 ...

Jan 29, 2025 · For information on retirement, please visit OPM’s Retirement Center webpage or contact your agency’s human resources office. Why am I being offered deferred resignation? The federal workforce is expected to undergo significant near-term changes.

4 days ago · Federal workers received the Trump administration's offer in an email last month entitled "A Fork in the Road," mirroring the subject line of a 2022 message sent by billionaire Elon Musk to...

4 days ago · The "Fork in the Road" email sent to federal employees has raised numerous legal questions and concerns, including whether OPM has the authority to give paid leave to other agency employees and ...

Jan 30, 2025 · A separate memo from OPM instructs agencies to place individuals who resign on administrative leave. To confirm their resignation, employees simply need to reply: “Resign.” The “Fork in the Road” email bears the same subject line as an email sent to Twitter employees following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the company. But the federal ...

5 days ago · In its first public response to the campaign, the Office of Personnel Management on Monday argued union leaders and their attorneys are doing their members a disservice. ... The deferred resignation offer, which came in an email with the subject line “Fork in the Road,” comes as President Trump has pushed to overhaul the federal workforce.

3 days ago · Today, a U.S. District Judge, in a lawsuit filed by federal union American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) on February 4, ordered OPM to delay processing of the “Fork in the Road” deferred resignation program. The program will be delayed until at least Monday, February 10. The previous deadline was today, Thursday, February 6 at 11:59 PM EST.

6 days ago · A week after the U.S. Office of Personnel Management sent two million federal employees an email containing a deferred resignation offer, the OPM has sent out a second email with additional details.. The emails, part of DOGE head Elon Musk's effort to trim the size of government under President Donald Trump, are being sent out under the subject line "Fork in the Road" -- the same language Musk ...

Jan 30, 2025 · How Many Federal Employees Are Impacted by the “Fork in the Road” Trump Order? An estimated 2 million civilian federal employees work for the government. The administration estimates that anywhere from 5% to 10% would accept the offer to resign rather than return to work and new policies. Total FERS Employees: 2 million

Jan 31, 2025 · With the subject line “Fork in the Road,” the email from OPM on Tuesday said federal employees can agree to leave their jobs and receive about eight months of salary, but they have to choose to...