More than 2300 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development workers accepted resignation delays since January when federal workforce reductions began.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) revealed that about 2,300 personnel chose deferred resignation since January 2025 through a federal redeployment initiative. About 1 out of 4 HUD workers from their pre-2025 staff of 10,000 employees has accepted a deferred resignation offer. Through its deferred resignation program the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) enabled federal employees to receive eight months of their salary and benefits by choosing voluntary resignation. The official offer ended in February before HUD initiated its second attempt on March 31 to reengage workers who no longer wanted to resign. HUD Secretary Scott Turner announced through public statements as he insisted HUD would preserve its high-quality dedicated worker base. According to Turner's statement America's public service mission requires monitoring all aspects of personnel while preserving a professional workforce that satisfies program requirements for vulnerable populations and self-supporting initiatives.
Through a nationwide initiative the Trump administration seeks to cut federal employee numbers by offering monetary benefits to 2 million civilian government workers willing to resign. The initiative strives to establish an improved government workforce while encountering objections about its effects on fundamental public services. During its major structural transformation HUD faces criticism regarding its effects on housing programs together with the services provided to the population. The ability of HUD to execute its affordable housing programs plus disaster recovery actions and support services for vulnerable groups faces potential endangerment due to decreased agency personnel numbers. The process of HUD adjustment towards these changes will receive close scrutiny from observers who continue to support its mission fulfillment.