Trump federal worker firings threatens to destabilize DC economy

Federal Workers Are Spread Out Across the Country

Donald Trump’s hatred for Washington, DC, is well-documented. He has tied his campaign to cut federal jobs explicitly to draining “the swamp.” These cuts to the federal workforce will devastate everything from food safety to disease research and cybersecurity. Sometimes missing in the justified outrage at these job cuts is that their impact will reach far beyond the DC area. I used the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment a…

The Cost of Trump's War on Federal Workers: an Eyewitness Account

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The second administration of President Donald J. Trump has already started working its special magic across the Washington, D.C. capital region. Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have fired tens of thousands of federal workers, with more to come. Those who have lost their jobs include people who find housing and other support for veterans struggling with mental illness. They include civil servants…

Trump federal worker firings threatens to destabilize DC economy

Local Governments Vie for Fired Federal Workers

State, county and city governments are eager to hire former federal agency staffers targeted in DOGE cuts. But matching worker skills to local needs is a challenge.