The Trump administration is launching a Gen Z hiring push in the federal government

INTERMEDIATE: The Trump administration is launching a new effort to “make government cool again” by hiring Gen Z workers to rebuild the government’s talent pipeline after a year of cutbacks at the Department of Public Works and stiff competition from the private sector, Fox News Digital has learned.

Officials told Fox News Digital that only about 7% of federal workers are under the age of 30 — something Trump administration officials want to change, saying it “poses a long-term risk to government integrity and institutional strength.”

That’s 7% compared to 22% of non-government workers.

“At a ratio of 3:1, the federal government is under-represented for early career talent,” the official said.

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The focus on hiring is a change from this time last year, when OPM was part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to reduce the size of the agency’s workforce.

Last year, more than 75,000 federal employees accepted a deferred layoff plan—more than 280,000 layoffs for federal employees and contractors.

Officials defended this new hiring initiative as it focused on competing with the private sector, explaining that the number of DOGE cuts among young workers was small.

“DOGE has helped reduce where government is too big or too inefficient,” an administration official told Fox News Digital. “This focus is on recruiting-rebuilding a federal workforce with talented young people who can help meet the challenges our country faces.”

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The US Office of Personnel Management, in partnership with the White House, is launching a new “Early Career Talent Network” designed to connect emerging professionals with full-time job opportunities across government.

The multi-agency, early career talent network can be found at Earlycareers.gov — where officials are encouraging young people to apply as they seek to bring “a broader pool of full-time workers to the public workforce.”

Officials say they are starting with five areas where they see the current need for new skills—finance, human resources, engineering, project management and procurement.

OPM Director Scott Kupor (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

People will be hired “based on demonstrated talent,” not based on where they studied or attended college or how long they have been on the job, Fox News Digital has learned.

“Building a strong pipeline of early talent is critical to the future of the organization’s workforce,” said OPM Director Scott Kupor. “We make it easier for talented people to connect with meaningful careers in public service while helping agencies better identify the talent they need to deliver results for the American people.”

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The official told Fox News Digital that Kupor wants to “show that people at the beginning of their career can come to the government, work on very important, unique projects where they learn skills that can be sold in both private and public sectors in the future.”

“He wants to make the government cool again,” said the official.

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Officials plan to visit colleges and universities later this year to increase their recruiting efforts.