Judge rules Trump administration and DOGE can continue to enforce federal employee resignation deadline

Odaily Planet Daily News: At least dozens of employees were laid off at the U.S. Technology Transformation Service on Wednesday, a day after similar layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In addition, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can continue to implement the deadline for federal workers to postpone their resignation. U.S. District Judge George O'Toole said that the unions that sued to block the deadline were not eligible to sue because they were not "directly affected by the directive." He also said that the court had no jurisdiction over these lawsuits. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed a delayed resignation proposal to federal workers in an email on January 28, known as a "fork in the road", with an initial deadline of February 6. Before then, workers must decide whether to stay in their original positions because they are not sure whether their positions or departments will be eliminated, or accept the proposal of the Office of Personnel Management that they will receive full wages and benefits until September 30, 2025 regardless of the workload. O'Toole issued a temporary restraining order on Feb. 6, extending the deadline until at least Monday, after a group of unions filed a lawsuit. On Monday, he extended the deadline again until the ruling. On Wednesday, he ruled to lift the restraining order, leaving the next move to the administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is leading the push to cut federal staff. (BusinessInsider)