The government is likely to lay off employees if not enough take an offer to resign now and be paid through September, a GSA official warns. The offer expires Thursday.

Layoffs of federal workers would be "likely" if too few employees quit under the White House's deferred resignation program, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing a memo from a General Services Administration official.

Over 20,000 employees plan to resign as the Trump administration aims to shrink the government and restructure roles, sparking outrage among civil servants.