When President-elect Joe Biden takes office next month, one of his first challenges will be the nearly 2 million member federal workforce. Morale is down in many agencies after four years of attacks on the civil service from President Trump.
Trump has called the federal workforce the “deep state.” His administration has moved hundreds of jobs out of Washington, D.C. There was a hiring freeze, a government shutdown and job cuts in some agencies.
Max Stier, president of the nonpartisan Partnership For Public Service, says the actions and rhetoric by the president have taken their toll on the federal work force.
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