How Buyouts, Early-Outs are Used

There remains a common misconception in the federal workplace that when an agency has buyout and/or early-out authority, it automatically will make such offers on a broad basis. In reality, agencies typically use such authorities on a highly targeted basis, by location, occupation, grade level and other factors. For a look at how these authorities operate, go to https://www.fedweek.com/HotFreeNews/default.asp for the full story in the hot free info section of our website.