The US judge temporarily suspended President Donald Trump's plan to provide incentives for federal workers to voluntarily resign before the deadline in midnight on Thursday.
Federal Judge George Outol Junior said that the plan will stop temporarily until Monday hearing when he can determine the advantages of the lawsuit filed by federal employee unions, according to CBS reports, the American partner in the BBC.
The offer is part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration To reduce the size of the federal government.
The White House says more than 40,000 employees accepted the offer to resign for the payment until September 30 – although some of the confusion about the terms of the deal.
The matter came hours before Thursday 23:59 EST (04:59 GMT on Friday) the deadline for federal workers to accept the deal.
The Lawyer of the Ministry of Justice said that the White House employee management office would notify federal employees that the deadline had stopped temporarily.
In a statement, the White House seemed to see the temporary stop as a way to increase the number of resignations by extending the deadline.
“We are grateful to the judge to extend the deadline so that more federal workers who refuse to appear to the office can benefit,” said journalist Caroline Levitte.
The OPM official said the agency will continue to address the resignations until Monday.
The Trump administration, who previously said it was hoping to accept up to 200,000 people, was the American media They expected a rise in participation Immediately before the deadline.
“We expect the number to increase,” Levitte told reporters outside the western wing before the judge stopped the program. “The American people will save tens of millions of dollars.”
Levitte added that the administration encourages workers to “accept a very generous offer.”
“If they do not want to appear to the office, and if they want to displace the American people, they will be welcomed to seize this acquisition, and we will find very qualified individuals who want to fill these roles,” she said.
An analysis of the federal workforce by the non -profit partnership of public service found that the annual average rate of drain between federal employees is usually about 6 %.
The American Federation of Government Employees, a union, filed the lawsuit against the White House employee management office, on the pretext that it violated the law, that it could not fund the deal, and that it has given conflicting instructions on its conditions.
AFGE has already warned its members of “not resignation or response” to the White House resignation package.
Al -Ittihad said in an e -mail to members that the offer was part of “an effort to dismantle civil service and replace the professional and professional workforce with unqualified political appointed and contractors for profit.”
The Union indicated that Congress did not pass a budget for financing after mid -March, on the pretext that it is unclear whether agencies could pay workers until September.
“There is no evidence yet any management that you can support or will support the end of the deal, and that Congress will match this huge restructuring by one side, or the money allocated in this way can be used, among other issues that have been raised,” AFGE “he said .
Some federal employees said that the acquisition proposal – which was delivered in the form of an e -mail late at night with the topic line “a thorn on the road” – was a shock. They said they were concerned about the questions that were not answered with the operation and their law, which accumulated uncertainty at a truly feverish start to separate Trump II.
“The first email tone like” you may be cut in any case. “People had pursued it.”
Some employees thought that email was random mail, as this exit from typical government communications, causing it to be deleted at first.
“I want to confirm that this is a legitimate contact from OPM,” wrote an officer in public affairs at the Ministry of Public Affairs, and wrote in an email sent to the employees and shared with the BBC.
Democrats questioned the legitimacy of the resignation package and warned that it would lead to a “brain migration” that every American will feel.
“Without experience and institutional knowledge that many federal employees bring their work, our government will be unable to respond effectively in national emergency situations, service of the American public, or even routine operations,” the Democrats on the House of Representatives Supervisors of the House of Representatives wrote. . A message to President Trump.
On Tuesday, the CIA became the first national security department to expand the offer to its employees, and they told the entire workforce that it could stop and receive about eight months of wages and benefits.
Former American intelligence officials and many legislators raised fears that this offer may undermine US national security priorities.
Senator Mark Warner, Virginia, Vice -Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned the CIA staff against taking the offer.
“There are a few government agencies more important to our national security than the CIA,” Warner said in a statement.
“Many federal employees, including at the CIA, are a voter, and may warn them that these” acquisitions “are empty promises, because Congress has not agreed to any money to do so.”
There are also reports that government efficiency management in the Trump Administration (DOGE) is targeting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The US government agency has been assigned to predict the weather, monitor conditions in the ocean, and the Hunting and Protection Department of endangered marine life.
It runs many agencies, including the National Weather Center – which expects offices in cities and states throughout the United States and helps to predict everything from hurricanes to hurricanes.
Those who work for Duj, led by billionaire Elon Musk, were inside the NOAA offices and employees were told to expect their budget and half the workforce be reduced.
Sin Chris van HolinWhich represents Maryland – where its headquarters is, his office was investigating the reported cuts.
“Noaa is vital to predicting weather, scientific research and more,” he said. “Their critical work saves lives.”
