Interior Department offering another round of staff buyouts

The Interior Department is offering staff another round of buyouts and early retirements to reduce its workforce. The voluntary program includes both a Deferred Resignation Program and Voluntary Early Retirement opportunities, announced Thursday. The buyouts reflect the Trump administration's broader effort to downsize federal agencies and reduce government spending. The Interior Department oversees millions of acres of public lands, national parks, and natural resource management, making staffing levels significant for how these responsibilities are carried out. The move is part of a wider administration push to cut federal employment across multiple departments.