AdvertisementTrump's new DOGE commission, tasked with cutting spending, has floated laying off federal workers.
Government employees told BI they're preparing by networking and freshening their resumes.
President Bill Clinton also attempted to reduce federal spending and improve government efficiency with the National Performance Review, led by federal employees.
Clinton's panel similarly succeeded in cutting 300,000 federal workers but only managed to get a quarter of proposals that required legislative action through Congress.
One senior official at the Commerce Department told BI they anticipate a civil servant brain drain.
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