A federal worker [social worker] tried to take Trump's 'Fork' resignation offer. Here's what happened

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A federal worker tried to take Trump's 'Fork' resignation offer. Here's what happened
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/nx-s1-5296910/trump-federal-workers-fork-resign-buyout?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us


Updated February 14, 20258:14 AM ET


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Liz Goggin, a licensed clinical social worker with the Veterans Health Administration (VA), accepted the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer before learning she was exempt.

Liz Goggin, a licensed clinical social worker with the Veterans Health Administration, accepted the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer before her agency said her position was exempt.
Justine Kenin/NPR

The "Fork in the Road" email arrived in Liz Goggin's inbox around 11 p.m. on Jan. 28.

The email blast from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) went to nearly all federal employees — some 2.3 million people across the U.S.

The memo presented federal workers with a choice: Offer your resignation by Feb. 6, in exchange for pay and benefits through the end of September. Or remain in your position, with the understanding that you may be laid off.

Goggin is among roughly 75,000 federal employees who agreed to resign, according to OPM. But she is also one of an unknown number of people who have since learned they can't take the deal, because their positions are exempt.

Even as a federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration's deferred resignation program to go forward, there remains much confusion over who agreed to exactly what — and what they'll get in return.

Goggin still has her job, for now.................

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