“You’re fired!” That was the phrase that defined Donald Trump as star of Telerreality before his assault on politics. On his return to the White House, the Republican arrives willing to do without public officials and employees who do not align with their priorities, even lowering the legal protections that arm them from a partisan purge. Trump that supervises the administration, said Aya the officials of areas that have left content empty. The president decreed the end of teleworking in the administration, but now gives the opportunity to resign with an eight -month compensation to those who prefer to leave the job rather than return to the office.
The offer is well below the one the billionaire Elon Musk, responsible for the so -called government efficiency department (Doge). In some of his rallies he said that to those dismissed to reduce the payroll of public employees. Now, what is offered to about two million officials is that they continue to receive their salaries and benefits until September if they renounce their positions before February 6.
The Trump government has sent a message to federal employees in which it reminds them of the new face -to -face work obligation and other guidelines of the new administration, but offers them an exit. “If you decide not to continue in your current role in the federal workforce, we thank your service to your country and a decent and fair exit of the federal government will be provided using a deferred resignation program,” says the email, quoted by Associated Press. “This program enters into force on January 28 and is available for all federal employees until February 6,” he adds.
“If you renounce in the framework of this program, you will keep all salaries and benefits regardless of your daily workload and will be exempt from all face -to -face work requirements until September 30,” concludes the message.
Among the decrees signed by Trump on their first day in office there were several addressed to officials. “The bosses of all the departments and agencies of the executive branch of the Government must, as soon as it is feasible, take all the necessary measures to end the distance work agreements and demand that employees return to work in person in person Their respective full -time destination places, notwithstanding the fact that department and agency leaders make the exceptions they deem necessary, ”he said.
In another of the first measures, a category of federal workers known as scheme F was restored, which lacks the same labor protections as the career officials. “Only 41% of public service supervisors are confident in being able to dismiss an employee who has incurred insubordination or serious offense. Even less supervisors, 26%, they trust to dismiss an employee for low performance ”,
In his first press conference in office, the White House spokesman, Karoline Leavitt, asked him this Monday for the Department of Justice and apparently violating the law. “This White House, or the Office of the White House Legal Advisor, believes that the president had executive authority to do so,” Leavitt replied. “[Trump] He is the head of the Executive Branch, and therefore has the power to fire anyone within the executive branch he wants, ”he added, referring to a precedent of the Supreme Court.
