U.S. judge allows Trump admin's buyout of federal workers to proceed

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-02-13

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday gave the green light to President Donald Trump's "deferred resignation" program, which has been commonly described as a "buyout" to trim the federal workforce. U.S. District Judge George O'Toole ruled that federal employee unions, which had filed a lawsuit on behalf of more than 800,000 federal employees, lack standing to challenge the buyout program, as they are not directly af......

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