Maryland governor pushes new website for displaced federal workers
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore shared a new state website on Friday with resources and other supports for federal employees and contractors that have been impacted by recent layoffs, firings and changes to federal funding.
The Maryland Public Servants Resource Website is a hub for programs and resources — such as information on unemployment insurance, job search and career support, legal resources and an index of key rules and regulations that govern the federal employment process.
There are about 160,000 federal civilian jobs in Maryland, 6% of all jobs in the state. Maryland has the second highest concentration of federal employees in the nation behind Washington, D.C., according to a news release.
Additionally, about 225,000 jobs in Maryland were directly supported by federal contract dollars in 2023, the state reported.
The website launch comes after the Office of Personnel Management on Thursday advised federal agencies to dismiss probationary employees, which could potentially impact roughly 200,000 jobs nationally and thousands of Marylanders, the news release said.
“The White House continues to take actions that jeopardize the livelihoods of our public servants and upend how the federal government can best serve the American people and advance our shared priorities,” Moore said in a news release. “We still hope we can move in partnership with this new administration to address common goals. But in light of recent actions that are hurting Marylanders, we must step up to defend our people. We encourage impacted workers to visit this new website and see what resources are available.”
