BayFort Comments: The Trump administration’s voluntary retirement scheme for govt. employees, aimed at reducing government expenditure, has reportedly drawn over 50,000 sign-ups—approximately 2.5% of the federal civilian workforce. With the application deadline looming, participation continues to rise. The process is straightforward: employees only need to type “resign” and send it from a government email account, streamlining the effort to shrink the federal payroll and cut costs.