75,000 Federal Workers Accept Deferred Resignation Offer Amid Legal Ruling

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- About 75,000 federal employees accepted the 'deferred resignation' offer.
- The accepted offers represent less than 5% of the federal workforce.
- Federal workforce attrition rate was 5.9% in fiscal year 2023.
- Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. ruled unions lacked standing to challenge the program.
- OPM stated, “The Deferred Resignation Program was both legal and valuable.”
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