The state of California has received more than 2,000 job applications from federal workers since January as it actively recruits them to bolster its workforce.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) launched a campaign in early 2025 to lure civil servants to state agencies as President Donald Trump began to slash US government agencies. The state employs about 247,000 people, excluding those in California’s university system.
The push has netted some high-profile recruits, with Newsom announcing Dec. 15 the state would hire Susan Monarez, who led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until she was fired in August in a dispute with the Trump administration about vaccine policy. Monarez will lead a new public health initiative.
“We saw that she was moving on and we immediately reached out,”…
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