The CIA has offered so-called buyouts, equivalent to 8 monhts of pay and benefits, to its workforce, a CIA spokesperson said, the latest move by the Trump administration to overhaul and scale back the federal government. Some employees — including those handling high-priority tasks — will not be eligible for the offer.

Federal employee unions and lawyers, as well as some Democratic lawmakers, have warned federal workers not to accept the offers, saying that they are legally dubious and that Congress has not authorized funds for such sweeping packages.