Job Openings Among the Largest U.S. Federal Contractors Have Plummeted at 25x the Rate of All Other Jobs Amid DOGE Cuts, Report Finds

DOGE team's major new loss sign of 'declining influence': report

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has lost the ability to control the federal processes for awarding grants, a sign of its "declining influence," The Washington Post reported Friday. DOGE's loss of access marks the end of the months-long saga where the agency sought to prevent federa...

Virginia is on track to lose 32,000 jobs in Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s final year on the job

Under Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s watch, Virginia is on track to lose 32,000 jobs in 2025, according to a report from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Over 9,000 job losses are expected to come from government employment, an area where Youngkin has sided with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Both manufacturing and administrative services are also projected to los…

'More cuts coming': After estimated $220M loss in WV, Moore wants permanent DOGE cuts

Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., is leading the effort to make budget cuts, initiated by the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, legal. Moore, a freshman Congressman who represents the northern half of the state, was tapped to lead the new work group billed as the “tip of the spear” for getting the cuts approved by Congress.

Job openings among the largest U.S. federal contractors have plummeted at 25x the rate of all other jobs amid DOGE cuts, report finds

While job openings have broadly remained steady, opportunities in private-sector government contractors have plummeted, according to new data from Indeed. A 15% drop in job listings for the 25 largest U.S. government contractors since Jan. 20 coincides with mass funding cuts facilitated by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Elon Musk’s mass spending cuts across the government have not just slashed the federal workforce, but may als…

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DOGE cuts hit private sector as federal contractor jobs shrink