The Trump administration is trying to reassure federal employees that an offer to resign while receiving eight months of paid leave is genuine and generous. Emails with the subject line “Fork in the Road” went out last week and include an offer to be paid in full through Sept.

Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary outlines why big financial decisions made in haste are often followed by regret, especially when the terms leave you with no guarantees or options.

The Trump administration said on Sunday that federal employees involved in public safety positions, such as air traffic controllers, are exempt from a financial incentive to quit government jobs.

If private industry experience is any guide, the government’s top talent is likely to be the first out the door, though unions are warning against taking the deal.

Big financial decisions made in haste are often followed by regret, especially when the terms leave you with no guarantees or options.

Air traffic controllers are exempt from a buyout offer President Trump’s administration introduced last week to nearly 2 million federal workers, including controllers. The clarification follows two deadly plane crashes,

The air traffic controllers union had asked for clarification on whether members were eligible for the federal buyout and only received confirmation from a report on CNN.

The worst aerial disaster in the past decade sent shockwaves through the aviation community, including a former Air Traffic Controller in Lancaster County.