All HHS workers given $25,000 voluntary buyout offer, source says

All employees in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were notified Friday of the option to voluntarily resign in exchange for a $25,000 payment, a source familiar with the situation told CBS News.

The department-wide email offered a "voluntary separation incentive payment," the source said. Employees have been given until a deadline of March 14 to reply.

Friday's offer is part of the Trump administration's efforts to slash the size of federal workforce and shrink the government's budget through mass layoffs and financial cuts. That process has been primarily carried out through the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by billionaire Elon Musk.

Federal agencies announced more than 62,200 job cuts in February, a number which surged U.S. layoffs to their highest mark since July 2020.

And last week, a similar buyout of $15,000 to $25,000 was offered to employees in the Social Security Administration.

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