Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org The government’s workforce is aging. Now the shutdown could make hiring harder January 18, 2019 Cherie Lee, 37, realized she wanted to change careers while she was volunteering in the wake of Hurricane Michael. The experience was so rewarding that Lee, who was working for the Florida Department of Revenue, applied for and accepted a position with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.