The article discusses the ongoing federal layoffs impacting IT workers as the Trump Administration, influenced by the unofficial 'Department of Government Efficiency', reduces government jobs. With around 10,000 federal employees already laid off and an additional 75,000 accepting buyouts, many IT professionals, especially from agencies like NASA and the FAA, are facing job losses. The article highlights the concern that these workers will enter a job market where there are limited opportunities, especially given the significant elimination of IT roles in the tech sector over the last two years.
As federal workers continue to be handed pink slips, IT workers are being caught up in the effort to downsize government agencies - and they're likely ill-prepared for the job market they'll face in the private sector.
The Trump Administration, with guidance from Elon Musk's unofficial "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), has started significant reductions in the government workforce, including tech professionals.
More than 70,000 IT jobs were scrubbed from the overall tech job market in the past 24 months, according to data from IT industry research firm Janco Associates.
For IT workers being let go from government jobs, the outlook is not good. As government workers are released, they will flood the market and find very few opportunities.
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