Foreign adversaries, private sector, state governments may swoop in to recruit fired federal workers, experts say
Source: ABC News
March 21, 2025, 5:09 AM
Thousands of federal workers nationwide have been forced out of their jobs by the Trump administration as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's says it aims to improve the government and cut down waste. From park rangers and Department of Veterans Affairs social workers to scientists and foreign relations experts, the workers have decades of experience and knowledge that are crucial to their fields.
With that wealth of knowledge and experience, labor and security experts told ABC News that those fired federal workers are being recruited by private firms and foreign governments, which they said raises the risk of security threats against the United States.
"From an intelligence and law enforcement perspective, the potential for foreign intelligence forces to recruit government workers is hot," said John Cohen, an ABC News contributor and former acting undersecretary for intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security.
At the same time, state and local governments could step up to fill in their offices with that talent as President Donald Trump seeks to shift many roles and responsibilities out of the federal government. "It would be an easy transition for them and, in the end, benefit the public, which needs their experience now," Victor Narro, a professor of labor studies at the Labor Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, told ABC News.
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The downside though is that state & local entities are about to have huge holes blown into their budgets thanks to 45's cuts in subsidies and grants to the states. So not only will they probably be unable to hire these folks, but they may have to lay off the staff they have (particularly since many don't want their taxes raised to keep these services, despite still demanding those services - i.e., prepare for lots of municipal bond issuing).
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Everything that party does lets us know that they are putting Americans first. 
