Melissa Patsalides
Former USAID career employee with over two decades of service; shares first-person experience of being removed from the agency and the personal and professional impacts of the cuts.
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Mar 15, 2026 • 28min
One Thing: After DOGE Cuts, The Government Is Hiring Again. Will Anyone Bite?
Max Stier, President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, explains shifts in federal hiring and risks from politicized staffing. Melissa Patsalides, a former USAID career employee, recounts being removed and her life after government. They discuss mass cuts under Doge, impacts on readiness and morale, the push to rehire differently, and concerns about expanding at-will political appointments.
Mar 15, 2026 • 28min
One Thing: After DOGE Cuts, The Government Is Hiring Again. Will Anyone Bite?
Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, warns about broad federal workforce cuts and politicized hiring. Melissa Patsalides, a former USAID career official, recounts losing her job and its programmatic ripple effects. They discuss rapid firings, operational gaps amid the Iran war, reclassification risks, and whether the government can recruit the right talent going forward.
