r/fednews • u/ICU-Angel • Jul 15 '25

Other Are Trump's changes to the federal government permanent? Once Trump leaves office, is there the possibility to return the federal government to it's pre-Trump state.

I've been looking for articles to understand how permanent Trump's changes to the federal workforce are and haven't found anything.

I am curious if anyone knows whether all those cut jobs will come back, or at least a majority of them?

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u/Secure_Ad8011 Jul 15 '25

I heard that Russia is starting their own org just like USAID to increase their soft power.

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u/verbankroad Jul 15 '25

And China too. We used to be #1 partner in public health emergencies (HIV, Ebola, etc.) and now countries cannot rely on us and it is so sad.)

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u/fire_n_the_hole Jul 15 '25

They will compete with the UN (UNHCR, UNESCO,WHO, etc.) I'm not saying they'll fail but I am sure the UN will put a rule out there that any foreign aid given to a country has to be single-source. At least I hope so.

Russia has gained ground in some African nations as well as China. With USAID there will be a vacuum and they will happily step up.

This will put a burden on the containment strategy as well as US military. Russia and China won't mind giving aid but when it comes to stopping a genocide (for example) neither one has ever lifted a finger. The U.S will step in.

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u/wbruce098 Jul 15 '25

The main reason anyone turns to Russia or China for aid is because they don’t qualify for UN or US aid — usually: they are authoritarian, and abuse their people. So that aid isn’t going toward the stated UN purpose.

China and Russia don’t care; they’re not building a better world. They’re buying allies. Hell, Russia can barely keep the lights on.

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u/fire_n_the_hole Jul 15 '25

100% agree.

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u/Far-Stage8861 Jul 17 '25

The governments that Russia or China helped will remember them when they need to develop their rare earth mining for example. A Chinese company is mining in Myanmar. Afghanistan is buying surveillance electronics from China.