HOUSTON, United States 

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a walkback of the layoffs of hundreds of government employees who terminated earlier this year as part of the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) plan to cut the federal workforce, according to media reports.

Hundreds of General Service Administration (GSA) employees received offers to return to their federal workforce positions and have until the end of this week to accept. If they agree to go back to their old jobs, they would begin working on Oct. 6.

"This serves as an update to your previously issued notice of reduction in force. Your specific notice of Reduction in Force (RIF) has been rescinded, effective immediately," acting Public Building Service (PBS) Commissioner Andrew Heller said in a statement. "Your decision of whether to accept or decline a return to duty is completely voluntary."

The GSA constructs, manages and preserves government buildings across the United States.

Thousands of workers from the agency were axed from their jobs earlier this year, after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) began a purge of federal jobs to cut the so-called "fat" out of government spending. The GSA employees either resigned, accepted early retirement offers or were pushed out.

More than 201,000 federal government workers have left their jobs since the beginning of the year, according to statistics by the Partnership for Public Service.

In addition to the GSA, employees either resigned or were terminated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor Department and National Park Service. Many of those jobs have also been reinstated.

On its website, DOGE said it has saved the federal government nearly $206 billion, which translates into about $1,279.50 (USD) per taxpayer.

"GSA’s leadership team has comprehensively considered workforce actions and is making adjustments in the best interest of the customer agencies we serve and the American taxpayers," GSA said in a statement to The Hill news outlet. "When we talk about the size and scope of this, it’s important to understand that the majority of our separations have been voluntary – the employee’s choice."

A GSA employee told the Federal News Network that PBS is planning to reinstate nearly 400 workers who received RIF notices.

Last month, the IRS sought to rescind hundreds of deferred resignation offers to "fill critical vacancies."

The Labor Department is reinstating 100 employees who accepted the offer, according to Bloomberg Law.