Politico reported that the Education Department offered staffers $25,000 in cash to quit by 11:59 PM ET on Monday.
Yes. Today:
Employees have until Monday at 11:59 p.m. to make a decision, Jacqueline Clay, a chief human capital officer, wrote in an email sent on Friday afternoon.“This is a one time offer in advance of a very significant Reduction in Force for the US Department of Education,” Clay wrote.Those who take the offer can stack it with retirement benefits. They will receive the equivalence of severance pay or $25,000, whichever is less, Clay wrote in an email. The offer would take effect March 31.Most department employees are eligible. A few exceptions include those that are using disability retirement, received a student loan repayment benefit in the last 36 months or was awarded a retention bonus in the last 12 months.
An Education Department official confirmed the email to Fox News: “We can confirm that the Education Department emailed its staff today, offering employees up to a $25,000 Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) starting today.”
The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as Education Secretary.
President Donald Trump cannot destroy the Education Department via Executive Order since its formation went through Congress.
But that doesn’t mean officials cannot dismantle the awful department from the inside.
In February, Trump told the press that he wanted McMahon to put herself out of a job. From The New York Post:
“I told Linda — ‘Linda, I hope you do a great job and put yourself out of a job,’” Trump, 78, recounted to reporters Tuesday. “I want her to put herself out of a job [in the] Education Department.”
A few weeks later, Trump reiterated his hatred towards the department, calling it “a big con job.”
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