A Department of Energy employee took the federal government's "fork in the road" offer.He said the resignation process was rushed and he's doubtful he'll be paid through September.Some 75,000 federal workers have accepted the deferred resignation program,

Former Twitter employees are scoring early victories in legal challenges to Elon Musk’s mass layoffs when he bought the company in 2022.

Last month, the Trump Administration offered about two million federal employees a buyout program. This offer, titled “ Fork in the Road ,” came from an email sent by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and would allow federal employees to resign yet be paid their full salary until September 30, 2025.

The program, which Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk called “Fork in the Road,” attracted about 3% of the 2.4 million civilian federal employees, below the administration’s 5% to 10% target, according to Bloomberg . The initiative allows workers to leave in February while remaining on the federal payroll through September.

Federal labor unions didn’t have legal standing to sue, a federal judge said. Before this ruling, the administration lost a series of claims.

More than 700 National Park Service employees have submitted resignations as part of Elon Musk’s “fork in the road” offer, according to an internal agency memo.