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    The Coming Exodus of Career Civil Servants

    Research shows many professional staffers leave when a new president takes power—especially one with whom they don’t agree.
    by Andrew McGill Dec 28, 2016 3 minutes
    Source: Joshua Roberts / Reuters

    Now that Draining The Swamp is back on the agenda—and it definitely is, Donald Trump says—folks who labor in the myriad federal buildings dotting Washington are probably thinking about their options. How will Trump approach the federal government’s 2.5 million federal employees, or the 7,000-odd senior managers who assist political appointees? Will they even want to stay?

    Signs point to an exodus. suggests that senior civil servants leave in droves during

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