# ‘Exit survey’ of former feds finds fears of civil service politicization under Trump — and many willing to return to their agencies

- Source: Government Executive
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:50:35+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/11/exit-survey-former-feds-civil-service-politicization-trump/417000/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/exit-survey-of-former-feds-finds-fears-of-civil-service-politicization-2cf4a3/

While the Office of Personnel Management has argued that most of the 2025 federal workforce separations were voluntary, academic researchers countered that many of the departing civil servants reported they felt forced into resigning.

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