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    Morale Down, Federal Workforce Gets Ready For A New Boss

    The federal workforce has often been pilloried by President Trump, but still there are far more applicants than there are federal jobs.
    by Brian Naylor Dec 11, 2020 3 minutes
    A park employee closes a gate in California's Yosemite National Park.

    When President-elect Joe Biden takes office next month, one of his first challenges will be the nearly 2 million member federal workforce. Morale is down in many agencies after four years of attacks on the civil service from President Trump.

    Trump has called the federal workforce the "deep state." His administration has moved hundreds of jobs out of Washington, D.C. There was a hiring freeze, a government shutdown and job cuts in some agencies.

    Max Stier, president of the nonpartisan Partnership For Public Service, says the

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