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Trump “Buyout Offer”
BULLETIN– January 28, 2025 As of January 28, 2025, amidst highly perplexing and multiple, often contradictory, communications from both President Trump and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), a “Trump buyout offer” for federal employees has emerged. However, it’s crucial…
Discontinued Service Retirement (DSR)

Navigating Discontinued Service Retirement Under FERS Federal employees are facing a barrage of attacks and a historically unprecedented threat of mass terminations through involuntary separations. For federal employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), unexpected job loss can…
Resignation and Crime Provisions in Federal Service
Resignation and crime provisions do not conflict. You can resign from your position at any time and do not need agency approval to resign.
Should You Resign From Your Position?
“Last week they [federal agency] decided to fire me. Should I resign my position? If I resign, what will show in my OPF?”
“In Lieu Of” Removal in Federal Service
Federal employees faced with removal possess the ability to resign prior to the effective date of the removal action. Employees otherwise eligible for retirement maintain the ability to retire prior to and after the effective date of removal.
Resigning from Federal Service Process
During and following the massive debacle of the “Trump Shutdown”, we received a large number of inquiries. Among the most prevalent inquiries we received concerned resigning from Federal Service (going to private sector), particularly when Human Resources personnel were not…