The Trump administration’s offer to pay federal employees through the end of September if they agree to leave by the end of February has attracted more than 40,000 sign-ups as of Wednesday — about 2% of the federal civilian workforce.

Musk is offering an unprecedented—and uncertain—financial incentive for federal workers to resign, as part of Trump's plan to restructure the “deep state.”

The CIA, which was initially exempt from the offer, reportedly extended the buyout option to its employees on Tuesday.