Federal Jobs

USAJOBS 3.0 Jumps the Shark

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Google, Office of Personnel Management, Obama Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Linkedin, Federal Jobs, John Berry, Usajobs, Technology News
Linda E. Brooks Rix

When the Obama administration needed real, proven innovative skills -- in this particular case to address the problem of veterans' unemployment -- it was not surprising to see that it had finally turned to private sector professionals for the solution.

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Public Sector Losing Jobs At Same Rate Private Sector Adding Them

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Public Sector Jobs, Layoffs, State Government, U.S. Economy, Federal Layoffs, Unemployment, Super Committee, Unemployment Rate, Private Sector, Federal Jobs, Public Sector, Local Government, Private Sector Jobs, Video, Business News

When it comes to an economy trying to right itself, if it's not one thing, it's another. Even as the economy seems to be moving -- slowly -- in the...

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USAJobs: Help Not Wanted, But Desperately Needed

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Office of Personnel Management, Information Technology, Federal Jobs, Technology, Job Search, Usajobs, Technology News
Linda E. Brooks Rix

One year behind schedule and nearly $20 million spent this year alone, the Office of Personnel Management couldn't come close to engineering a smooth launch of its USAJobs 3.0 platform update on Wednesday.

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Reality Check: How to Get Us Back on Track

Dan Agin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bernanke, Fiscal Crisis, Obama, Unemployment, Boehner, Economy, Economic Recovery, Create Jobs, Jobs, Federal Jobs, Big Government, Business News
Dan Agin

No one has yet demonstrated that it's possible to run a country of 320 million people with a small government. There is no inherent evil in big government -- and sometimes, like now, it may be necessary.

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Improve Federal Work Force Hiring

Max Stier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Workforce, Hiring, Federal Jobs, President Obama, Federal Government, Retirement, Economy, Public Service, Politics News
Max Stier

The president's legacy will depend not only on the wisdom of his policies but also on the quality of people he brings into government.

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Democrats Demand Bush Halt Efforts To Place Political Appointees In Career Jobs

Washington Post | Carol D. Leonnig and R. Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bush Staff, George Bush, Federal Jobs, Bush Loyalists, Bush Appointments, Politics News

Democrats in the Senate called on President Bush to halt any effort by his administration to place political appointees in career jobs just weeks befo...

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