Jacob Cross Testifies at Hearing: How DOGE & Trump Damaged Federal Workers

Oversight Committee Democrats · March 3, 2026

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Speaker introduces federal employment background

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Public commenter describes becoming a federal employee about 15 months earlier after nearly a decade in the private sector, noting expertise in HR technology, process improvement and data analytics and that they started as a management program analyst in December.

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A public commenter described being hired as a federal employee, quickly given multiple senior duties amid a hiring freeze, and then fired during a probationary period; they detailed the personal and programmatic consequences and urged attention to the long-term impact of staffing cuts.

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