By Tim Reid, Valerie Volcovici and Ned Parker WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fearful U.S. government workers weighed whether to take a buyout offer from the Trump administration ahead of a Thursday deadline, as officials pressed ahead with a restructuring effort that could dramatically shrink the U.

The Trump administration warned federal workers Tuesday that the “majority” of government agencies will be downsized and that a buyout offer extended last week will not be renewed. The so-called “Deferred Resignation” program offers more than 2 million federal employees unwilling to comply with a return to office mandate about eight months of pay and benefits if they resign before midnight on Thursday.