[nyokodo]

> the current administration is asking them to resign en masse, not hiring more

While they did initially receive the resignation memo the Office of Personnel Management clarified that Air Traffic Controllers aren’t eligible for the resignation offer nor subject to the hiring freeze. [1]

1. https://apnews.com/article/jet-helicopter-crash-air-traffic-...

[throw0101a]

> Office of Personnel Management clarified that Air Traffic Controllers aren’t eligible

I'm curious to know if this OPM policy was there was there from the beginning, or whether it's a backtrack after the 'bad optics' after the Washington, DC, crash.

[nyokodo]

> or whether it's a backtrack after the 'bad optics' after the Washington, DC, crash.

Either way you have a plan that wasn’t well thought through or thoughtfully executed. Having said that, at least they’re not (ultimately) directly tempting understaffed critical workers to quit although one wonders which functions haven’t had a plane crash moment.