And so it goes…
At a time when agencies across the federal government are seeing massive spending and workforce cuts under the Trump administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is actively ramping up recruitment—urging people to join them on the frontlines of the “war on drugs,” even if they currently work as a “coffee barista” or otherwise have a non-law enforcement background.
DEA hasn’t just been largely exempt from the slash-and-burn approach to federal spending, which has been orchestrated by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) he’s running. The agency is apparently positioned to expand.
Specifically, in a series of social media posts on Monday, DEA said that it would be accepting up to 2,500 applications for people to become special agents. It said more than 1,700 applications have already been submitted, though it’s unclear how many special agents the agency plans to hire from the 2,500 candidates who will be considered.
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