Full Breakdown
OPM Chief Launches Campus Tour to Recruit Federal Workers
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Core Event
In early September 2026 the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced a nationwide campus tour aimed at “reshaping America’s workforce.” The tour debuted with a video posted on OPM’s official X account on September 8, 2026 and quickly paired OPM Director Scott Kupor with right-wing influencers such as Benny Johnson and Charlie Kirk Show host Andrew Kolvet. Kupor appeared at the University of Florida the following week, then held “fireside chats” at Texas A&M, the University of Austin, Stanford and Arizona State University, and later on the Charlie Kirk Show. An October 22 episode titled “OPM CHIEF GUTS BUREAUCRACY, DRUG CZAR TARGETS CARTELS” featured Kupor urging listeners to “institutionalize” the work of the prior “DOGE” purge. The tour culminates in a mass-hiring event scheduled for October 29 where OPM intends to extend on-the-spot job offers.
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Official Statements & Responses
Kupor framed the effort as a move toward greater accountability, saying the agency is exploring AI-driven candidate screening while acknowledging that true “at-will” employment would require legislation. He emphasized the need to attract “patriotic people” and noted that only about 7 % of the federal workforce is under age 30. OPM promotional material also highlights a new senior-executive development program run in partnership with Hillsdale College, a conservative institution that charges $8,500 per participant and includes modules on former President Trump’s executive orders.
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Verbatim Quotes
- “What we’re really doing is a reshaping of the workforce, quite frankly,” — Personnel Management Scott Kupor
- “White people are now the indigenous people that have been replaced, colonized and oppressed,” — Benny Johnson
- “I think that the workforce really looks at that as a signal of what is considered acceptable in the federal government,” — Revenue Service Traci DiMartini
- “None of it is rooted in the Constitution. It’s all rooted in their own personal narrative,” — DiMartini As Kupor
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Data, Funding and Upcoming Hiring Event
- 7 % of federal employees are under 30, according to Kupor.
- The Hillsdale senior-executive program costs $8,500 per registrant.
- OPM’s October 29 hiring event is promoted as a chance to receive immediate job offers for qualified candidates.
These elements illustrate how OPM’s recruitment drive intertwines policy goals with high-profile conservative media, prompting both enthusiasm among certain activist circles and sharp rebuke from former career officials.