In a bid to save money and avoid layoffs and furloughs, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering buyouts to 400 employees at its field offices and headquarters.
The bureau hopes to save between $15 million and $20 million, according to Audrey Stucko, the bureau’s acting assistant director for human resources and professional development.
ATF plans to offer incentives of up to $25,000 to employees who qualify and are willing to accept what is called a Voluntary Early Retirement Authorization. It expects between 250 and 275 employees to agree to the deal, according to Government Executive magazine.
The move comes as the so-called congressional supercommittee negotiates cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal government’s budget.
