ready to fight for them in court. Most are gone from government now, having retired or transitioned on but there used to be an unspoken resistance to political appointments trying run roughshod over experienced, dedicated and patriotic civil servants back in the day when I worked for the Feds. They knew how to keep government rolling for the sake of the people they served, especially in the areas of Social Security, Medicaid, small business, military services. I knew many Fed employees who worked over time without pay to get things done. They also knew about the fraud and deception of political appointees and many lost their job blowing the whistle and were unknown to the general public and the media. Some IGs (Inspector Generals) had their careers ruined because they reported the truth of their investigative findings. People will never know the extent of the fraud and corruption of political appointees inside government.
Were all civil servants great at their jobs and honest employees who were loyal to their oaths? NO! But the vast majority of those I knew and worked with were good, honest, decent employees. And as in almost every work situation, their good bosses and managers and there are those who are not. There was racism, misogyny, nepotism, protectionism, spying and all the rest. But on balance, the lower rank employees did their work for the people they served.
I think there will be too much fear of repercussions as Trump administration takes control. Many of the protections that civil servants had in the past have been eliminated so there will be less and less willingness to risk whistleblowing and in all likelihood there will be little help from the IG cadre across the government. Hoping for the best.
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