Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality.

Federal workers who don’t want to return to the office are being offered buyouts, according to a memo posted to the US Office of Personnel Management’s website Tuesday night.

The Trump administration offered federal employees buyouts, allowing them to receive 8 months of pay without working. Here's what we know so far.

It's only been a little over a week since President Trump took office, but already he's unleashed a ream of actions targeting the federal workforce — a sort of government death via a thousand cuts. Why it matters: This unprecedented stream of executive orders and memorandums is unsettling Washington households as people scramble to determine whether their jobs and livelihoods are safe.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping effort to purge and reshape the federal government is underway. Federal employees have arrived at a “fork in the road,” the new administration proclaimed in a Tuesday night announcement.

In an effort to cut government spending, former President Donald Trump has introduced a "deferred resignation" plan, offering a voluntary severance package to f