The VA Is Hiring at Record Numbers. A Federal Workers' Union Says It's Not Enough

Article Title: The VA Is Hiring at Record Numbers. A Federal Workers' Union Says It's Not Enough

Article Snip: "The Department of Veterans Affairs has hired nearly 24,000 new employees this fiscal year, including 1,200 in the past two months to process claims filed under landmark toxic exposure legislation. It’s a hiring spree that VA officials say puts the department on track to meet the health care and benefits needs of an expanding disabled veteran population. Critics, however, argue that the agency still has thousands of unfilled jobs and that employees are increasingly spending their time managing appointments and referrals for private care rather than directly caring for veterans. ..."

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Merit vs Equity | Air Force goes on diversity, equity, inclusion hiring spree

Article Title: Air Force goes on diversity, equity, inclusion hiring spree

Article Snip: "The Air Force declined to respond to questions for Fox News Digital about how many senior-level DEI officials work for the Air Force or how many more positions it’s looking to fill this year. But the Air Force has put out calls to hire four senior DEI officials since March 3. ..."

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Home Depot co-founder torches ‘woke’ Silicon Valley Bank collapse, warns recession may be here already

Article Title: Home Depot co-founder torches ‘woke’ Silicon Valley Bank collapse, warns recession may be here already

Article Snip: "Banks are more concerned with 'global warming' than shareholder returns. ...During an appearance on "Cavuto Live," Marcus discussed the devastating collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, urging Americans to "wake up" and understand that the U.S. economy is in "tough times." "I can't wait for Biden to get on the speech again and talk about how great the economy is and how it's moving forward and getting stronger by the day. ...maybe the American people will finally wake up and understand that we're living in very tough times, that, in fact, that a recession may have already started. Who knows? But it doesn't look good," Marcus argued, Saturday."

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White Employees Lowest and Shrinking Percentage of Federal Workforce

Article Title: White Employees Lowest and Shrinking Percentage of Federal Workforce

Article Snip: "The racial group with the lowest average salary increase is for White federal employees. ...The racial group with the highest average salary increase is for Black federal employees... The percentage of Whites in the federal workforce is also lower over the last three years... the underlying philosophy of the Biden executive orders on race is to achieve “equity” for all groups rather than equal opportunity for achievement"

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