# DOJ Rebuilds Civil Rights Division Ranks

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has hired about 130 lawyers while more than 300 career employees reportedly left since early 2025; department officials also said 126 applicants were rejected. The figures describe a substantial workforce change that may affect the division’s capacity and enforcement priorities, but the signal identifies no contract, solicitation, or other procurement opportunity. A separate commenter’s report of 2,000 applications for a GS-12 attorney vacancy at another agency does not establish DOJ hiring conditions.

- Contractors and organizations whose work involves DOJ civil rights matters may find the staffing changes relevant to engagement planning and expectations about the division’s capacity and priorities; the signal does not specify effects on particular programs or timelines.
- No procurement action or solicitation is identified, so this development does not present a direct bidding opportunity.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Published:** October 07, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Civil Rights Division

### Key Quotes
> Since early 2025, more than 300 nonpolitical career employees have left.
> — Original poster

> A prior GS-12 attorney vacancy at their agency received 2,000 applications.
> — Commenter (self-identified federal attorney)

### Sources
- [Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks](https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1wzk27e/justice_dept_turns_to_partisans_and_conspiracists) - reddit-fednews