OPM memo tells employees to respond 'Resign' if they want to take buyout
ABC News has obtained the Office of Personnel Management memo sent to government employees Tuesday informing them of their offer for "deferred resignation," which begins effective immediately and offers pay and benefits until Sept. 30 for those who accept.
The memo, titled "Fork in the Road," instructs employees simply to reply "Resign" in the message body if they plan to accept the buyout.
The memo states that any government employee can qualify "except for military personnel of the armed forces, employees of the U.S. Postal Service, those in positions related to immigration enforcement and national security, and those in any other positions specifically excluded by your employing agency."
The last day to accept the offer is Feb. 6, per the memo.
-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel, Luke Barr and Cheyenne Haslett