Federal Employment Outlook

Article Title: What President Obama's State of the Union Address means for Jobs in America Article Snip:

"...Competition for Federal Jobs…or any Jobs: Even with government cuts in jobs or spending there are still thousands of needs- so get going, get your federal job search in high gear and land that federal job...."

Article Reference: www.examiner.com

Military Veterans Employment Resource

Article Title: IHireVeterans.com Launches Online Resources Directory For US Military Veterans Article Snip:

"...IHireVeterans.com, the premier job site for veterans, returning military and their families, has launched a new veterans services directory to help our service members connect with veterans resources. The veteran’s resources directory can be found at http://www.IHireveterans.com/vet-resources...."

Article Reference: Military Veteran News

Wildland Firefighter Hiring

Wildland Firefighter Hiring

The Forest Service Intermountain Region (Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, parts of Wyoming and California) is implementing a centralized wildland firefighter hiring process. This is an on going event that will happen twice a year. It will take place for two weeks in the spring and two weeks in the fall. During this time all vacant GS4-GS9 wildland firefighting positions will be filled. On this web site http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/fire/r4fire_hire/ you will find information on how to apply, a list of vacant positions and the location of all vacant wildland firefighter positions in the Intermountain Region.

The Intermountain Region Fire Hire program has been implemented to streamline the hiring process for permanent fire positions, and allow for more consistent hiring around the Region. This change of the hiring process is in response to a continual vacancy situation that all national forests in the Intermountain Region currently face. The unique feature of this process is the ability to immediately backfill positions that have been vacated.

Article Reference: www.fs.fed.us

Huntsville, Alabama Tech/Eng/Sec Clearance Job Fair

Article Title: Huntsville, Alabama Tech/Eng/Sec Clearance Job Fair Article Snip:

"...Jobs in Engineering (all disciplines), Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Defense, Intelligence, Hardware, Software Development, Systems Engineering, Network Administrators, Risk Management, Modeling & Simulation, Military Operations, Satellite, Radar, Imagery, Database Development, Geospatial, GIS, Manufacturing, Technology, Semiconductor, Cyber Security/Computer Forensics, Milstar, Satcom, Infosec, Information Security, Integration & Test, Network Engineering, IT/IS, Spawar, A & P, Composites, Design, Quality, Test, CAD, Program & Project Managers, Imaging, Manufacturing, Civil, Construction Management, Chemical, Process, Navigation, Java/J2EE, Aerospace, Avionics, Communications, HUMINT, SIGNIT, GPS, Energy, Nuclear, Power, and much more. ..."

Article Reference: Rocket-City.us

Future federal cyber employment in Utah

Article Title: National Security Agency cyber security center to be built in Utah Article Snip:

"...designed to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other agencies protect national security networks and identify cyber threats..."

Article Reference: Federal Employees

Growth in Federal Government Employment

Article Title: The Census and Growth in Federal Government Employment Article Snip:

"...during the summer of 2010, seasonally adjusted federal employment reached 3.4 million employees, the highest level of federal employment since May 1990. However, at the conclusion of this census, federal employment returned to a higher level than..."

Article Reference: www.nationalreview.com

Federal Service Career Path

Article Title: New Pathways to Federal Service Article Snip:

"...creates the new Recent Graduates Program, which will place qualifying applicants into federal jobs within their first two years of graduation. The order also beefs up..."

Article Reference: nextgov.com

Federal Intern Program to be shut down

Article Title: Federal Intern Program to be shut down Article Snip:

"...plans to issue an executive order ending a federal internship program that critics say circumvents proper hiring practices. ..."

Article Reference: Federal Employee News

Federal Government Military Veteran Job Opportunities

Article Title: Federal Government Military Veteran Job Opportunities Article Snip:

"...The Federal Government has a long and outstanding record of employing veterans. There are laws providing Veterans' preference and special appointing authorities..."

Article Reference: Military Veteran News

Advocate for veterans draws federal inquiry

Article Title: Advocate for veterans draws federal inquiry Article Snip:
"...A federal employee for 40 years, Foreman previously was director of small business programs for the Navy. His suspension followed his online posting of a Sept. 7 letter he sent to Will A. Gunn, the VA's general counsel, asking whether it was proper for VA contracting officers to bypass veteran-owned businesses..."
Article Reference: www.pittsburghlive.com

Federal Cyber Service Scholarship

Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship For Service
Article Snip:
"...Scholarship For Service (SFS) is a unique program designed to increase and strengthen the cadre of federal information assurance professionals that protect the government's critical information infrastructure. This program provides scholarships that fully fund the typical costs that students pay for books, tuition, and room and board while attending an approved institution of higher learning. Additionally, participants receive stipends of up to $8,000 for undergraduate and $12,000 for graduate students. The scholarships are funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation NSF...."
Article Reference: opm.gov

Pay freeze for federal workers for two years

Article Title: Obama proposes two-year pay freeze for federal workers Article Snip:

"...announced a two-year pay freeze for most of the 1.9 million civilians who work for the federal government..."

Article Reference: www.washingtonpost.com

Federal worker pay freeze

Transportation Security Administration screeners pass through extensive background checks and training

Article Title: Airport screeners have been well-vetted, TSA says Article Snip:

"...Their fingerprints are submitted to the FBI for criminal-background checks.

Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/11/18/2644031/airport-screeners-have-been-well.html#ixzz15vytCz00..."

Article Reference: www.star-telegram.com

How to apply for federal jobs

Article Title: How to apply for federal jobs Article Snip:

"...According to USAJOBS.gov, the site for federal job applications, there are nearly 50,000 federal openings nationally..."

Article Reference: kansascity.com

Federal security clearance

Article Title: Federal security clearance process improves, officials say Article Snip:

"...improved the speed and efficiency of its security clearance process, but challenges remain..."

Article Reference: www.govexec.com

Are you fit enough to become an FBI agent?

Article Title: Are you fit enough to become an FBI agent? Article Snip:

"...Due to the highly demanding nature of the Special Agent position, passing the Agent fitness requirements is mandatory for all Agent applicants...."

Article Reference: www.fbi.gov

Federal Employment Attrition

Article Title: Attrition is high among new workers at many government agencies
Article Snip:

"...More than a third of the new hires at the Departments of Treasury, Commerce and Homeland Security weren't there two years later, according to the report..."

Article Reference: www.washingtonpost.com

Federal hiring changes bring hope, skepticism

Article Title: Federal hiring changes bring hope, skepticism Article Snip:

"...Applicants for federal employment should be able to apply and be rejected or hired in about 80 days once changes are fully implemented...."

Article Reference: washingtonpost.com
Federal Employment, Federal Jobs, Government Jobs,

Federal Employment Takes Hit

Article Title: Unemployment unchanged at 9.6 percent in October Article Snip:

"...Federal employment fell by 8000. The growth in jobs easily exceeded the 60000 new jobs analysts had forecast. But slow growth in private employment has not..."

Article Reference: kansascity.com

Marco Rubio retirement plan - raise Social Security eligibility age

Article Title: Crist's slam on Rubio's Social Security position leaves out key point Article Snip:

"...Rubio has suggested that one solution is to gradually raise the retirement age. Speaking to reporters on Jan. 27, Rubio said the "retirement age issue is going to have to be confronted at some point as part of a measure to reform Social Security." He also spoke of raising the retirement age in a March Wall Street Journal interview. ..."

Article Reference: www.tampabay.com