Agencies Rehired for Over 20K Roles After Deferred Resignations, Analysis Finds

Federal agencies have hired more than 20,000 employees into positions matching jobs vacated through the Trump administration’s Deferred Resignation Program (DRP), according to a new analysis from the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service. 20 analysis found that 20,557 employees who left through the DRP could be matched with a new hire in the same agency subcomponent and occupational series by June 2026. “In many cases, agencies were hiring while employees i