India, Sept. 30 -- Over 150,000 federal employees will exit from the US government payroll this week after accepting buyouts, making it the single-largest resignation in history.

The official resignations will reportedly begin on Tuesday for employees who have opted into a deferred exit program that kept them on the government payroll through September.

The buyouts are a key part of President Donald Trump's push to shrink the federal workforce, with financial incentives and threats of dismissal to those who refused the offer, Reuters reported.

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