Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon,

Russia and China are attempting to recruit U.S. federal employees working in national security who were impacted by the Trump administration's layoffs, CNN reported on March 1, citing four undisclosed sources and an intelligence report.

Russia, China, and other foreign adversaries of the United States have recently instructed their intelligence services to step up efforts to recruit American officials who were recently dismissed or are at risk of being dismissed.

The Russian Federation and China are attempting to recruit US federal employees, with a particular focus on those who have been laid off due to significant job cuts, according to CNN. Anonymous sources familiar with recent US intelligence data told the publication that foreign adversaries,