"More than 17 percent of the agency’s staff has left or will leave as part of the program."
"Nearly a fifth of EPA’s workforce has opted into President Donald Trump’s mass resignation plan as he pushes to reduce the federal government’s payroll.
About 2,620 employees have taken the “deferred resignation” offer at EPA, according to figures the agency shared with POLITICO’s E&E News on Friday. EPA has reviewed all its applications for the program, including all four rounds offered this year.
At the end of September, 15,166 EPA employees were on board at the agency, its latest government shutdown plan indicated. Using that number as a baseline, more than 17 percent of EPA staff, a sizable chunk of its headcount, has left or will leave by the end of this year as part of the resignation program."
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