The Interior Department, under Secretary Doug Burgum, is offering programs encouraging employees to resign as part of an initiative to optimize operations and streamline bureaucracy. The American Federation of Government Employees has expressed concerns about the program, citing potential negative consequences.
by RAY LEWIS | The National News DeskInterior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Thursday that employees will be able to participate in the Deferred Resignation Program or Voluntary Early Retirement. The Interior Department will offer programs encouraging its workers to quit, Secretary Doug Burgum announced Thursday.
Burgum described the offer as part of an initiative focused on “optimizing operations” and “streamlining outdated bureaucracy.” “Effective stewardship requires disciplined management of the resources entrusted to us,” he said in a statement. “By modernizing our operations we’re strengthening our ability to carry out Interior’s mission and deliver world-class service for the American people.” The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union of federal workers, has expressed concern over the Trump administration’s attempts to shrink its. It said last year, when employees were first offered deferred resignation programs, that the president was trying to force workers to quit by creating a “toxic” environment. “Purging the federal government of dedicated career federal employees will have vast, unintended consequences that will cause chaos for the Americans who depend on a functioning federal government,” union President Everett Kelley said in a January 2025 statement. “This offer should not be viewed as voluntary.”A 15-year-old boy died at the scene of a rollover crash in Juab County, while a 17-year-old girl later died after being transported to a hospital.The crash occuWest Jordan has become the latest city in Utah to allow short-term rentals, as more communities weigh the impact of properties like Airbnbs on neighborhoods.TheLt. Gov. Deidre Henderson mailed more than 300,000 letters to Utah voters this week, notifying them that their voter registration records were about to go publiThere are trains, and there is Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014.A second suspect was arrested in connection to the murder of Utah man who was found dead in a rural area of Summit County
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