Federal workers struggle to find roles a year after Trump cuts: ‘I’ve applied to over 250 jobs’

Current and former government employees say they’re facing a tough job market over a year on from sweeping cuts Maggie was faced with a tough choice in February 2025: quit her job at the US office of personnel management or be unceremoniously fired. Though she was a few months pregnant at the time, Maggie was offered one of the buyouts that were offered to tens of thousands of federal government employees by the office of personnel management. Continue reading...

By Michael Sainato