Around 4 million contractors were similarly affected. The shutdown had significant knock-on effects as federal grants, vital loans for small businesses, and Internal Revenue Service rebate checks were delayed, small companies dependent on U. Coast Guard were compelled to work without compensation. The —19 shutdown underscored that the majority of U.
This stands in stark contrast to another set of frequent charges that public servants are part of an unaccountable privileged elite that benefits from higher wages and job security and forms an almost untouchable caste within the country.
It is certainly the case that public servants are not elected and, therefore, cannot be held accountable and removed from office by voters in the same way as elected government officials. But, public sector employees are recruited on the basis of specific knowledge and expertise from the broader population.
Public sector employees at the local and state levels reflect the overall American workforce. They are also subject to frequent performance reviews and formal oversight. The data does show a different picture for the 2 million federal government employees outside of the military and postal service, and here there is grounds for criticism.
The GAO called for reforms that would enable the federal government to weed out poor performers. Similar to members of the U. The location and composition of this group of senior executives also bear out some of the more pointed critiques of the federal government. Although this is a mere 0. As a group, the SES is far less diverse than the rest of the federal government, as well as the U.
In fact, the diversity of the federal workforce, particularly in terms of race and ethnicity, diminishes sharply beyond the entry-level pay grades. As the United States contemplates the devastating economic and social effects of the COVID pandemic, on top of the public health impact, we face the dilemma of how to reopen and rebuild. In extremis, the federal government has expanded its role in shoring up the economy since March , but restoring trust in the federal government and increasing interest in public service remain significant challenges.
This is a pressing problem because the federal workforce is aging rapidly. Government service has never ranked among the top job choices for college graduates. This means that more college graduates are seeking employment at the state and local government levels. Finding out about permanent federal government jobs—rather than jobs at the state and local levels—is particularly cumbersome, and often requires sifting through huge numbers of vacancies on the USAJOBS website.
This is partly why government contractors have stepped in to fill many federal government positions. The deficiencies in federal government civilian hiring stand in stark contrast with the ease of enrollment in the U. Although the U. Indeed, the military now plays an important role in training and underpinning the federal workforce. After retirement, a large number of former military service members re-enter federal service as civilians.
The military has historically seen a correlation between major crises and surges in unemployment and higher recruitment rates.
Nonetheless, American youth with a family connection to military service are the most likely to enlist and many Americans have never considered military service. During the COVID pandemic, public health has become closely linked with national security as health workers have moved to the frontlines of battling the disease. Prosecutors said the breaches exposed the personal information belonging to more than million people. More than 80 million of those stolen files came from customers at JPMorgan Chase, according to numerous news accounts.
This breach represented the largest single theft of customer data from a U. As a pediatrician, Dr. Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp was deeply interested in childhood development and, after joining CDC in , saw a huge opportunity to gain a better understanding of how many children are affected by developmental disabilities.
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