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Back to EpisodesFBI, Justice Dept. Ease Hiring Rules Amid Mass Exodus
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The FBI and Justice Department are rapidly expanding their workforce, easing hiring rules to add around seven hundred special agents and prosecutors amid a wave of retirements and quits. This move, tied to heavy turnover from the Trump administration, has sparked concerns about a drop in expertise for handling complex cases. However, FBI leaders under Director Kash Patel argue its a smart streamlining based on veteran feedback, with a significant increase in applications and bigger training classes at Quantico.
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