Anonymous (2024)

DHS
Washington, DC

I come from a family of teachers and was a teacher prior to grad school. I have always felt a calling to serve with a purpose rather than to work for a paycheck. After receiving my PhD, I felt that my skills were better suited to serve by working on behalf of the American people on a federal level. After grad school, I worked for a consulting firm to improve processes and workflows for a federal agency for two years prior to becoming a PMF. I wanted to serve the American people directly and "cut out the middle man." I believed that my skills in research, analysis, public speaking, and project management would be better served working directly for the American people.

The PMF program is the embodiment of DOGE's mission to increase efficacy across the federal government. PMFs are highly efficient and hardworking civil servants who could work in private industry for higher salaries but choose to apply their expertise and skills working on behalf of the American people.