OPM's acting director also confirmed the agency’s governmentwide offer for deferred resignations is "valid, lawful, and will be honored by OPM.” ...

More and more questions are being raised about the legality of the Trump administration's offer to nearly all federal workers to resign now and keep their pay through Sept. 30.

"This is completely unprecedented and there's uncertainty around the legality of an authority being used to provide this offer," said John Hatton.

The tech giant is taking a tough stance, firing employees it says aren't meeting productivity standards. The dismissal notices say they will lose benefits instantly, and may not get severance pay.

Billionaire Elon Musk is thought to be behind an email to all federal employees giving them the opportunity to resign as part of an effort to trim the government.

The Federal Aviation Administration sent employees — including air traffic controllers — a mass email encouraging them to ...