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Re:20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says by varsketiz on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:35AM (#42951009)
Since the turover rate per year is 6%, implemented hiring freeze would yield theese results.
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Re:20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says by sampton on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:58AM (#42951456)
Does the 6% number includes churn between departments? Unless ICE can absorb 100k+ headcount the number will be much lower this year.
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Re:20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says by pixl97 on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:49AM (#42951296)
1) You're assuming these leadership clowns are that smart

2) They are targeting particular employees more.

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Re:20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says by bhouston on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @03:03PM (#42954314)
Which is exactly what Canadian government has been doing for a while now after the service ballooned during the pandemic, e.g.: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadaPublicServants/comments/1g9qy...
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Re:20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says by vaccineai on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @09:34PM (#42958324)
there is a hiring freeze https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/hiri.... this buyout is meant to accelerate
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