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The \u201cdeferred resignation program\u201d lands like a test of loyalty disguised as a choice. On paper, it\u2019s generous: full pay and benefits for months in exchange for walking away quietly by February 6. But behind the numbers is a deeper question: who feels safe enough to stay, and who feels cornered into leaving? With only a sliver of D.C. employees reportedly returning to offices, the administration is framing this as a reset of a bloated, remote-heavy bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

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For supporters, it\u2019s long-overdue disruption, a chance to trim costs and force modernization. For critics, it\u2019s a velvet-gloved axe, targeting experienced civil servants whose independence has always been a check on political power. What happens next will echo far beyond agency walls, determining whether this moment becomes a model of reform\u2014or a warning about how easily a government can be reshaped from the ins\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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