President Trump's administration is offering federal workers a buyout to leave or commit to new performance mandates similar to Elon Musk's layoff strategy at Twitter in 2022.
The government aims to reshape the federal workforce and reduce spending by implementing aggressive workforce cuts and productivity demands.
The US Office of Personnel Management plans to reward top performers and downsize departments through layoffs, furloughs, and reclassifying roles.
There are concerns about the potential instability and impact on services such as Social Security processing and disaster response due to mass layoffs or attrition.