Top Dem governor issues order aiming to help fill ‘critical’ state jobs as DOGE cuts federal bureaucracy

The‘Outnumbered’paneldiscussesKamalaHarris’motivesforselectingMinnesotaGov.TimWalzashervicepresident. WithDOGEscrutinizingthefederalworkforceforcuts,onepotential2028Democrathopefulissuedanexecutiveorderaimingtofillhundredsofvacanciesinhisownstategovernmentwhilealsofocusingonprivate-sectoropenings. PennsylvaniaGov.JoshShapirowasjoinedbyotherdignitariesduringajobfairatthestateFarmShowcomplexinHarrisburgtosigntheordercallingfor,amongotherthings,federalbureaucratstobeconsideredforaplethoraofjobopeningsinHarrisburg’scivilservice. “ThecommonwealthrecognizesthataworkforceofdedicatedandtalentedpublicservantsisthebackboneofaresponsivegovernmentthatcanensuretheefficientandeffectivedeliveryofservicesforPennsylvanians,”Shapirosaidinhisorder.  Theexecutiveorderseeksto“capitalizeonfederallayoffsbyacceptingfederalworkexperienceasequivalenttostateexperienceforth