President Donald Trump is offering federal employees the opportunity to accept a buyout and resign if they don't wish to return to in-person work.

"If you choose not to continue in your current role in the federal workforce, we thank you for your service to your country and you will be provided with a dignified, fair departure from the federal deferred resignation program,

The initial White House order on Monday to freeze federal grants sparked confusion throughout Washington and nationwide.

The Trump administration says it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week — an unprecedented move to shrink the U.S. government at breakneck speed