Several federal agencies, including the USDA and the Transportation Department, are actively encouraging employees to consider resignation through various buyout offers and incentives. Reports indicate that the USDA is offering financial incentives for staff to quit, and the DOE has relaunch efforts to solicit resignation in light of impending budget cuts. Additionally, unions are challenging some of these initiatives in court. Meanwhile, the Transportation Department has sent multiple new buyout offers to its employees. As these efforts ramp up, military spouses and other workers are beginning new chapters by taking advantage of the deferred resignation programs.