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The Post-Biden Job Scramble Begins

December 16, 2024 · 5:57 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Politico: “Washington’s (in)famous revolving door as political parties trade power is nothing new. But this time around, the job market seems particularly brutal, according to eight people familiar with the job search frenzy, including Biden appointees, State Department and Pentagon officials and congressional aides.”

“That may be in part because of an apparent surge in career civil servants at the Pentagon, State Department and elsewhere eyeing the exit door — particularly as President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration vow to gut the so-called deep state across federal agencies.”

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