Federal Judge Extends Deadline for Trump's Deferred Resignation Program Led by Elon Musk

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole in Boston has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's 'deferred resignation' program with a temporary restraining order, extending the deadline for over 2 million federal employees to opt into the program from February 6 to February 10. The program, led by Elon Musk as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), offered federal employees nearly eight months of pay and benefits to resign from their positions. The judge's decision comes in response to a legal challenge by unions representing over 800,000 federal employees, who argue that the program is unlawful. Over 40,000 federal workers, representing about 2% of the workforce, had accepted the offer before the deadline was paused.