Adversaries of the United States, particularly China and Russia, are telling their intelligence services to boost their efforts to recruit disgruntled U.S. federal national security employees who have been fired or could lose their jobs soon, according to sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on the issue.

The sources said that the adversaries believe the mass layoffs laid out by the Office of Personnel Management earlier this week will leave the former or soon-to-be former workers vulnerable enough to spill information, reported CNN Friday.

Russia and China, in particular, are focusing on fired employees who have information about government bureaucracy and vital critical infrastructure, as well as probationary employees.

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