The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is offering 80,000 of its employees the option to resign with a one-time payment of $25,000. This is part of President Donald Trump's budget-cutting program,

Nearly 80,000 employees at the Department of Health and Human Services have about a week to decide whether to accept a $25,000 buyout and resign from their jobs.

The offer is part of President Donald Trump's government cuts. The email was sent to staff across the department, which includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.