Over 15K USDA Staffers Have Taken Paid Resignations

May 3, 2025 News, Trump Administration

Politico reports:

At least 15,000 Agriculture Department employees have taken the Trump administration’s offers to resign, according to a readout of a USDA briefing with congressional staff that was shared with POLITICO.

The departures represent a drastic contraction of a department that handles a diverse portfolio including flagship federal nutrition programs, food safety, farm loans and rural broadband initiatives.

While just 3,877 USDA employees signed up for the first deferred resignation program offered in January, 11,305 agreed to leave under the second round, with potentially more resignations to come, according to the readout. The program allows employees to quit and be paid through September.

NPR reports:

On Thursday, a day after the departure of hundreds of employees who accepted the deferred resignation offer, remaining APHIS employees received an email from human resources announcing “lateral transfer opportunities.”

Qualified employees are invited to apply by Tuesday for 73 open positions “that are especially critical to fill as soon as possible,” the email said.

The agency is looking for scientists, budget analysts, technicians, inspectors, and a veterinarian to carry out its mission to protect the health, welfare, and value of America’s plants, animals, and natural resources. The immediate posting of these jobs has infuriated employees who took the deferred resignation offer out of fear that their positions would be eliminated.

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