Interior Department bureaus began offering employees deferred resignations on Friday, according to employees who received the notices.
The notices offered the department’s Deferred Resignation/Retirement program (DRP) and DRP with Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) to eligible employees. They follow the “Fork in the Road” buyout offer orchestrated by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in January.
Each Interior Department bureau is sending their employees the notices, which offer early resignations and uninterrupted pay through the end of September, according to department employees who received the notices. The employees spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.