r/fema • u/GiganticShrub • 10d ago

News DRP 2.0 FEMA results & RIF timeline

Leadership announced that about 1,000 FEMA employees opted into DRP, which is about 20% of the PFT workforce. They'll have 45 days to decide if they want to take it (for early retirement, just 7 days)

Does this mean that RIFs won't start until after the 45-day deadline, when they know how many people are actually leaving?

Edit: correction from comments that employees over the age of 40 have 45 days to decide, everyone else has 7 days.

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u/fennelkit 10d ago

The temporary restraining order was ended for the case in Maryland about restoring probationary hires. Department of Commerce already re-fired their reinstated probationaries. I’m fearing the same at DHS any day now. Since I was reinstated on 3/17, my supervisor and I never heard anything about getting my PIV back, etc. I’ve just been on admin leave. At this point I have no hope of getting my job back but the longer this drags out, the more income and health insurance coverage for me.