Several unions criticized Trump’s administration plans, which were orchestrated by Elon Musk, one of the main counselors
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s plan that aims to offer financial incentives to resolving employees.
The decision was made hours before the deadline for employees to apply for the program, which would end at midnight on Thursday.
Judge George O’toole Jr. of Boston did not comment on the legality of the program, having marked a hearing for Monday.
The official also instructed administration officials to extend the deadline for registration in the program to after the hearing.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Levitt said that more than 40,000 federal workers agreed to resign in exchange for continuing to be paid until September 30.
“We hope this number will increase,” said Levitt, quoted by the Associated Press (AP) agency. “We encourage federal workers in this city to accept the very generous offer.”
Several unions criticized Trump’s administration plans, which were orchestrated by Elon Musk, one of the main counselors.
The US President is trying to reduce and reshape the federal workforce.
