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Federal government may offer employees a bigger buyout, as a way to shrink the workforce

Aaron Schrank Oct 4, 2017
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Federal government may offer employees a bigger buyout, as a way to shrink the workforce

Aaron Schrank Oct 4, 2017
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Government agencies are working on ways to trim their workforces, as requested by the Trump administration. Offering buyouts to federal employees is one way – but up till now the maximum that can be offered is $25,000. A Senate bill coming before a committee today could increase it to $40,000 – the first bump in decades. How effective will that be?

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