[Over 150,000 U.S. Federal Employees to Resign by End of September] According to reports from multiple media outlets, approximately 154,000 U.S. federal government employees have accepted the terms offered by the current federal administration and will officially resign on September 30. Reuters stated that this means 2025 will mark the year with the highest number of government resignations in the U.S. since the end of World War II. After Republican President Donald Trump took office in January, he tasked entrepreneur Elon Musk with leading the "Government Efficiency Department" to carry out large-scale reductions of federal agencies and employees. According to The Washington Post, around 154,000 individuals who previously served in dozens of federal agencies have accepted the federal government's proposal, agreeing to voluntarily resign under certain financial compensation terms and officially terminate their employment with the federal government at the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Data from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management indicates that many employees had already left their positions months ago and were effectively in a "paid leave" status during this period. On September 30, Reuters cited comments from multiple union representatives and experts in government administration, reporting that with the departure of this group of employees, "a significant amount of professional knowledge and skills within the U.S. federal government will also be lost.