In the wake of the Trump administration's significant federal job cuts initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), state governments view this as a chance to fill their own staffing shortages. States like Hawaii and Virginia are developing strategies to attract displaced federal employees, and various governors are pursuing initiatives to streamline the hiring process. This trend highlights the emerging competition between state and federal levels for skilled workers, although the impact on demographics and actual application rates remains to be seen.
Where the federal government sees waste, states see opportunity both to serve as a counterweight to the Trump administration and to recruit some much-needed talent.
Hawaii is fast-tracking job applications. Virginia started a website advertising its job market. Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania signed an executive order aimed at attracting federal employees to the state's 5,600 critical vacancies in the state government.
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