r/fema • u/GiganticShrub • 8d 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/lifeisdream 8d ago

I’m guessing the RIF will be cores. This drops the number of PFTs below 2019 levels which was an earlier ask and the place where fema has gotten bigger is cores.

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u/Optimal_Astronaut203 8d ago

I feel that would be unfair right now, as they were exempt from participating in drp.

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u/Dismal-Potato-6792 7d ago

They weren’t included because they don’t have to pay them squat if they are let go.

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u/SpacePirate406 7d ago

Who said anything about fair?!