Approximately 4,500 Justice Department employees have accepted the Trump administration’s offer to participate in its deferred resignation program, according to new budget documents.
The DOJ’s budget request to Congress for next fiscal year proposes eliminating 5,093 positions, which includes approximately 4,500 that are already vacant as a result of the administration’s effort launched under Elon Musk to scale back the federal workforce and spending, according to a summary released by the Justice Management Division’s budget staff.
The total represents an official accounting of departures under the program, also known as the Fork in the Road, allowing employees to take paid ...