President Donald Trump at a press conference on Wednesday said he is going to require federal employees who work at home to show up to work or be terminated. The president also addressed his proposal to offer payouts to government employees to quit their jobs.

California has thousands of federal workers who are eligible to work remotely, yet in-person work is key to a "reformed federal workforce."

President Trump offered a buyout offer to almost all federal employees. They could be paid through September if they accept. How many work in Alabama?

At least 240 employees are known to have been fired, reassigned, or designated to be laid off. Thousands of employees could be affected by other moves, such as a federal employee buyout offer, or the grant funds pause.

US President Donald Trump has offered federal workers the option to resign and receive pay for eight months, in a major effort to shrink and reform the US government. In an email, his administration has asked almost all government employees to decide by 6 February whether they want to be part of a "deferred resignation" programme that will mean them leaving their jobs no later than the end of September.

As many as 200,000 federal employees are expected to quit by September, according to senior administration officials