Pennsylvania Gov. Begins ‘Aggressive’ Effort to Recruit Fired Federal Employees for State Jobs

Gov. Josh Shapiro says, ‘Pennsylvania still has 540 critical jobs to fill—and we have an opportunity to recruit federal workers and veterans.’

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) speaks at the Labor Caucus at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro launched an initiative on Wednesday to fill vacancies in the state’s public workforce by recruiting terminated federal employees and signing an executive order to streamline hiring processes that recognize federal experience as equivalent to state-level experience.

The state of New York and the District of Columbia have taken similar steps to hire laid-off federal workers.