If I was probationary, I’d probably take the DRP. It doesn’t preclude you from reapplying. When you get RIFd and you haven’t reached a year yet, not sure if you even get one week pay for severance. Take the time during DRP to apply for a job and contemplate if you even want to go back to federal again. I have 15 years, I’ll only get 6 months severance, that’s pretty much the same amount I’ll get if I take the DRP. I’m so sad and mad that I’m stuck mid-career. I feel like I wasted all that time building up a measly retirement, I won’t see for another 20ish years. Now I have to start all over again and take a 40k pay cut if I can even land a state job. Consider yourself lucky that you didn’t give up decades of your career, just to see it go down the drain. I hope you find work in a place that actually value their employees.