The initiative launched by the administration to streamline the Federal Government led to significant changes, including chaotic rollouts and contentious court battles. As a Supreme Court ruling allowed stalled firings to proceed, former federal workers reflected on their experiences and career transitions. Egan Reich, a former Department of Labor employee, noted a shift in energy with the arrival of appointees and described a paranoid atmosphere where staff felt unwanted. Tom Di Liberto shared that his time at NOAA remains a core part of his identity, regardless of future employment.
"It's always going to be part of who I am, regardless of what my jobs entail in the future," former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employee Tom Di Liberto told Business Insider. "I'll always be known as that, as part of that group of people."
Reich said that press inquiries revolved around DOGE, HR, or IT, rather than grants, policy, or enforcement. "For a couple months, as appointees trickled in and DOGE started to make itself known, it became a very strange, paranoid, alienating experience," Reich said. "It became clear they really wanted people gone."
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