The Trump administration is launching a new effort to “make government cool again” by hiring Gen Z workers to rebuild the federal talent pipeline after a year of Department of Government Efficiency cuts and to compete more aggressively with the private sector, Fox News Digital has learned.
Officials told Fox News Digital that only about 7% of the federal workforce is under age 30 — something Trump administration officials want to change, saying it “poses long-term risks to government readiness and institutional strength.”
That 7% is compared to about 22% of the non-government workforce.
“By a factor of 3:1, the federal government is massively under-indexed on early career talent,” an official said.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, in partnership with the White House, is launching a new “Early Career Talent Network” designed to connect emerging professionals with full-time career opportunities across the federal government.
The cross-agency, early career talent network can be found at Earlycareers.gov — where officials are encouraging young people to apply as they seek to bring a “broad cohort of full-time employees into the federal workforce.”
Officials say they are starting with five categories where they see current demand for early career talent— finance, human resources, engineering, project management and procurement.
Officials plan to visit college and university campuses later this year to expand their recruitment efforts.
Lambert here: Liberty University, Hillsdale, Brigham Young….
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