Ex-feds launch websites to help unemployed civil servants find new jobs

Many federal employees are looking for positions outside of government following reductions in force and the Trump administration’s push for workers to take separation incentives.

Updated at 10:30 a.m. ET on April 25 

Brian Levine, a former federal prosecutor, describes himself as a “natural yenta or matchmaker.” Still, when colleagues would ask him if he knew of experts in certain fields with government experience, he had issues finding the right people. 

On Wednesday, Levine officially launched FormerGov.com, which acts as a directory of former federal, state and local employees. He believes it’s one way civil servants who have been impacted by layoffs or separation incentives can find new jobs. 

“We're helping everybody to find the needle in the haystack, and we're helping the needles to be found,” Levine said. 

The website is one example of numerous digital resources that have popped up in ...