6 days ago · On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) sent an email to federal employes presenting a deferred resignation offer. It allows eligible employees an eight-month transition period—through September 30, 2025—during which they will generally not be expected to work and may look for another job.

Jan 28, 2025 · Personnel Management (“OPM”) is providing guidance to agencies regarding OPM’s government-wide deferred resignation program. This program provides employees with an option to submit a deferred resignation letter with resignation effective on September 30, 2025. Deferred resignation exempts those employees who choose it from return-to ...

For information on retirement, please visit OPM’s Retirement Center webpage or contact your agency’s human resources office. Why am I being offered deferred resignation? The federal workforce is expected to undergo significant near-term changes.

Feb 4, 2025 · Following is a template issued by OPM for agencies to use for finalizing “deferred resignation” for eligible employees who accept it. Deferred Resignation Agreement. This agreement is...

Feb 4, 2025 · OPM’s deferred resignation notice is titled, “Fork in the Road” and the initial guidance has left a large majority of the federal workforce with career-altering decisions. The deferred ...

Jan 31, 2025 · The Office of Personnel Management’s blanket offer for federal employees to accept its “deferred resignation” offer is starting to narrow. Some agencies are notifying employees in certain critical positions that they are exempt from OPM’s offer.

Jan 30, 2025 · These are important considerations for federal employees wondering if they should take the deferred resignation offer from OPM.

Jan 29, 2025 · Following are two separate Q&As from OPM and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council on the Administration’s newly announced, government-wide “deferred resignation program” – offering...

Jan 31, 2025 · This week, over two million federal employees checked their inboxes and found an unusual email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The message offered a deferred resignation option —essentially, a chance to resign while still receiving up to …

6 days ago · As the deadline for the deferred resignation offer for federal employees quickly approaches, the news keeps coming on it quickly. The latest update is that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued a memo that answers some frequently asked questions about the legality of the program.