The buyout offer to those who do not want to return to the office is part of the president's plan to shrink the US government.

Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is warning federal employees not to cave to President Donald Trump’s offer of a buyout that would give workers about eight months’ salary if they leave their jobs next week. “He’ll stiff you,

The move, which could dramatically reduce the size of the federal work force, appeared to stretch the limits of President Trump’s authority.