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6 Ways to Turn a Job Fair into a Job 9 Jun 2011 | 02:29 am
When you’re young and the world is seemingly your oyster, going to a job fair sounds like a no-brainer. A bunch of agencies looking to hire? And all in the same place? As long as you bring enough copi...
Governments Still Need Talent...What Are They Looking For? 23 Feb 2011 | 07:00 am
Job seekers interested in a public service career in government have reason to be discouraged by what they see right now. Government employees are under a lot of scrutiny (fairly or not) and in many c...
Feds Rally Against Becoming Scapegoats For Fiscal Woes 10 Feb 2011 | 07:53 am
Nearly 1,000 American Federation of Government Employees members marched on the Capitol on Tuesday, urging Congress not to target the federal workforce in efforts to reduce government spending. AFGE ...
Promotions and Pay Increases Decline for Many Workers 27 Jan 2011 | 03:32 am
Opportunities for promotions and related salary increases have declined in the federal workforce, forcing managers to use other incentives to recognize good work and help employees advance, according ...
Obama to Propose Five-year Spending Freeze 27 Jan 2011 | 03:27 am
President Obama will call for a five-year freeze in non-security, discretionary spending during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, according to a White House official. The spending freeze w...
Obama Pledges Massive Overhaul of Government 27 Jan 2011 | 03:19 am
In addition to a five-year discretionary spending freeze, President Obama on Tuesday night announced a reorganization effort to consolidate duplicative federal programs and reduce government waste. G...
Fact Sheet: Cutting the Deficit by Freezing Federal Employee Pay 30 Nov 2010 | 07:59 am
Because of the irresponsibility of the past decade, the President inherited a $1.3 trillion projected deficit upon taking office and an economic crisis that threatened to put the nation into a second ...
Quicker Federal Hiring System On Track For November Start 16 Sep 2010 | 03:59 am
Federal agencies are on course to start hiring new job applicants with a quicker, résumé-based system in November, government hiring managers said Tuesday. President Obama in May ordered federal agen...
Obama's Speech Pays Tribute to Troops, Refocuses on Economy 2 Sep 2010 | 03:14 am
WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama Tuesday night told an American public weary of war that it is time to “turn the page” on the war in Iraq. And although he said the formal end of US combat operations i...
Agencies Getting Too Attached to Incumbent contractors 28 Aug 2010 | 02:27 am
Federal agencies are failing to maximize opportunities to make contracts competitive, often because of poor management or because officials have grown comfortable with incumbent contractors, according...
