U.S. District Judge George O'Toole prevented the agency from implementing the program's deadline during a brief hearing held hours before federal workers were required to notify O

The Trump administration had given most of the country’s federal employees until 11:59 p.m. Thursday to decide if they want to resign with pay through the end of September.

Wes Battle has been glued to the phone at his financial-planning office in Maryland for days, endlessly fielding calls from clients, most of whom work for the federal government. They all want to know the same thing in a hurry: Is the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s “fork in the road” offer a good deal financially?