Work for America

Civic tech, innovation and data experts exiting the federal government: This Thursday 2/27 from 5-6pm EST, we are hosting a virtual event for YOU! Join Work for America, U.S. Digital Response, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Technologists for the Public Good and Tech Talent Project to engage directly with state and local government hiring managers eager to meet candidates with your skills and experience. Confirmed employers include Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology, New Jersey State Office of Innovation, Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance and Technology (OTA), NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYS Office of General Services, and Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University (hiring for several iTeam roles across the country). A few notes: ? Only active Civic Match candidates are eligible to attend. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g-Kp3Fhr ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/gHG5D8Gf ?? View open Civic Match roles here: https://lnkd.in/g_ZUWR3F

Caitlin Lewis, Executive Director for Work for America, joined co-host Meredith Reynolds (she/her) on the podcast to discuss how Work for America is helping to tackle the government staffing crisis in communities nationwide. Caitlin shared information about their Civic Match program, opportunities the transition of federal administrations presents for local governments, and why she wants to ban the term ‘bureaucrat’. https://lnkd.in/geBFbMXH

?? DEMOCRACY NOTES 2/20 ?? ??? More resources for current and former federal employees (including Work for America’s Civic Match) ?? Lots of great roles from across the democracy space ?? Philanthropy and funding updates from Carnegie Corporation of New York, Kettering Foundation, and Knight Foundation All this and more via the latest edition of Democracy Notes ??

Government workers aren’t just employees—they’re the backbone of our communities. And their work isn’t measured in quarterly earnings, but in lives saved and futures shaped. My thoughts for TIME on why these roles can’t—and shouldn’t—be outsourced to the private sector: “It helps to understand the meaning-making of the public sector and why there are some roles that are unique to the public sector that, quite frankly, would never be appropriate in a private sector context,” says Caitlin Lewis, the Executive Director of Work for America, a nonprofit that aims to solve the staffing crisis in government and highlight the impact of public service. ”I’m thinking about teachers and firefighters and public health workers and folks who create long-term economic value that's not always captured in the way we measure and think about productivity.” Loved talking to Adam Chandler for this piece. Read it in full here: https://lnkd.in/gchYQ8kC

Kansas City is proud to have tens of thousands of outstanding federal workers living in our boundaries and surrounds. We’d be honored to have you consider staying in public service if you’ve experienced a recent, sudden workplace separation. Check opportunities at CivicMatch.org. Thank you for your service to our country.

Think the DOGE layoffs are just hitting DC? Think again. As many as 200,000 federal workers have their jobs in jeopardy all across the country as workers on probationary periods and in the DOGE crosshairs are finding out, often on the news, that their positions or whole divisions are being eliminated. I wanted to see where in the country these layoffs were most concentrated, so I ran a Deep Research analysis on OpenAI and gave it some of the sources below. It's far from the blue state bloodbath one might expect: Texas is expected to lose up to 15,000 jobs across the Austin IRS service center, NASA Johnson Space Center, and a wide variety of civilian roles. Florida could lose as many as 10,000, including NOAA Hurricane Center and Kennedy Space Center technicians -- many of America's brightest minds. National Park Service staff in the mountain states and USDA field office staff in the breadbasket states are getting fired by the hundreds. Small Business Administration field offices in all 50 states are shedding the people who process small business loans. And as you get ready for tax season, hundreds of IRS customer service personnel are packing up shop. We will learn over the next few months what core government functions can get by with fewer staff (at least for some time) and what services will grind to a halt. As someone running a small business, paying taxes, riding planes, and eating American beef and eggs, I'm grateful to public servants, now and tomorrow. To those who are now looking for work: Your skills are needed in local government! Work for America's Civic Match is a great way to find rewarding roles in your community. And if you happen to be a full stack engineer looking to transition into startups ?? Holly is hiring! Grateful for all of your work and hopeful about the future of public service. Sources: https://lnkd.in/e7hBAYYi https://lnkd.in/ehRu74AU https://lnkd.in/eqQcMyXb Note: these are estimates based on public data, but DOGE hasn't offered precise numbers anywhere, leading us to compile lots of sources and make fair inference. We'd appreciate anyone with more context to share more! #FederalLayoffs #GovernmentJobs #PublicSectorJobs #JobCuts #FederalWorkforce #PolicyChange #GovernmentEfficiency #EconomicImpact #IRS #NASA #DOGE #FiredFed #FiredFeds

If you live in the Kansas City area and were affected by the IRS layoffs, we’d love to help you continue to serve in local government. The City of Kansas City, MO is always looking for incredible talent—and we’re proud to have them as a Civic Match partner. Civic Match connects skilled public servants with impactful roles in state and local government. Learn more and apply today at civicmatch.org.

To the thousands of federal workers whose roles were unexpectedly terminated: we are so grateful for your service and would love to see you continue that work at the state or local level. Civic Match by Work for America is here to help you do that. Here’s a sneak peek at this week’s featured roles: ?? ?????????????????? ???????????????? ???? ???????????????????????????? – ??????????????????, ???? ($????,?????? - $??????,??????) Lead communications across digital, print, and social to strengthen communities & expand affordable housing. ?? ???????????? ???????????????? @ ?????? ?????? – ????????????????????, ??.??. ($??????,??????.???? - $??????,??????.????) Shape strategy, drive projects, and turn research into real policy and budget decisions for the District. ?? ???????????? ???????????????? ?????????????? – ?????????? ???????????? ?????????? ???????? – ????????????????????, ?????($????,?????? - $??????,??????) Take on financial crimes & felony tax offenses, protecting the integrity of Delaware’s public funds. ?? ?????????? ?????????????????? ?????????????? – ????????????????????, ???? Oversee financial strategy & compliance for The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. We now have 100+ cities across 42 states using Civic Match, and new roles are added daily - join our talent pool to stay in the loop! ?? Explore all roles: https://lnkd.in/gqV_WzvC ?? Apply for Civic Match: https://lnkd.in/ghUP7dKT ?? Learn more: www.civicmatch.org

To the thousands of federal workers whose roles were unexpectedly terminated: we are so grateful for your service and would love to see you continue that work at the state or local level. Civic Match by Work for America is here to help you do that. Here’s a sneak peek at this week’s featured roles: ?? ?????????????????? ???????????????? ???? ???????????????????????????? – ??????????????????, ???? ($????,?????? - $??????,??????) Lead communications across digital, print, and social to strengthen communities & expand affordable housing. ?? ???????????? ???????????????? @ ?????? ?????? – ????????????????????, ??.??. ($??????,??????.???? - $??????,??????.????) Shape strategy, drive projects, and turn research into real policy and budget decisions for the District. ?? ???????????? ???????????????? ?????????????? – ?????????? ???????????? ?????????? ???????? – ????????????????????, ?????($????,?????? - $??????,??????) Take on financial crimes & felony tax offenses, protecting the integrity of Delaware’s public funds. ?? ?????????? ?????????????????? ?????????????? – ????????????????????, ???? Oversee financial strategy & compliance for The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. We now have 100+ cities across 42 states using Civic Match, and new roles are added daily - join our talent pool to stay in the loop! ?? Explore all roles: https://lnkd.in/gqV_WzvC ?? Apply for Civic Match: https://lnkd.in/ghUP7dKT ?? Learn more: www.civicmatch.org