A court order temporarily blocking a federal worker “buyout” plan is giving President Donald Trump’s administration more time to convince people to head for the exits.

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

Eligible federal workers must decide by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday whether to take the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer, which will allow them to leave their jobs but be paid through the end of September.