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2012 Federal Job Search News

January

• A new wave of federal workers is poised to emerge | January 19, 2012
• Obama seeks more power to merge agencies, streamline government | January 13, 2012
• New senior executive performance measurements emphasize ‘leadership qualities’ | January 11, 2012
• White House proposes 0.5 percent pay increase for federal workers | January 6, 2012

2011 Federal Job Search News

December

• Some things the government got right in 2011 | December 28, 2011
• Federal workers starting at much higher pay than in past | December 27, 2011
• A look at federal hiring reform, 20 months on | December 16, 2011
• Air Force to lift hiring freeze | December 14, 2011
• Amid Portal Problems, USAJOBS Turns Frustration to Friendship With Social Media | December 13, 2011

November

• How the Obama administration woos new recruits | November 30, 2011
• OPM to restructure federal internship program | November 30, 2011
• OPM issues guidance on workforce restructuring | November 22, 2011
• OPM to hire CTO to handle USAJobs, retirement system | November 16, 2011
• Lawmakers lambast OPM for jobs site glitches, slow retirement processing | November 15, 2011
• Lawmakers to question OPM’s handling of USAJobs | November 14, 2011
• New Google-Powered Jobs Bank Aims to Lower Veteran Unemployment Rate | November 11, 2011
• Office of Personnel Management and D.C. National Guard Partner to help vets get jobs | November 8, 2011
• Resume uploads to be next USAJobs focus, OPM says | November 8, 2011
• Federal pay gap widens, report says | November 4, 2011
• VA builds its own online job board | November 4, 2011
• OPM responds to USAJobs complaints | November 3, 2011
• USAJobs.gov Problems Continue For Week 3 | November 3, 2011
• Federal hiring proves to be recession-proof | November 3, 2011
• Redesigned job search website attracts barrage of complaints | November 1, 2011

October

• USAJobs access problems reportedly solved | October 26, 2011
• User complaints mount as USAJOBS site’s availability takes a hit. Former operator Monster offers free job ad postings to government agencies | October 21, 2011
• Berry: USAJobs.gov relaunch ‘highly complex’ | October 20, 2011
• New USAJOBS site to get more servers, OPM chief tells labor-management meeting | October 20, 2011
• Current Status of USAJOBS | October 19, 2011
• Deadlines Extended for Federal Jobseekers as USAJOBS site malfunctions | October 19, 2011
• USAJobs revamp: Is the site any better? Users say no. | October 18, 2011

September

• Federal job applicants headed for a better shopping experience | September 26, 2011
• The best federal agencies, according to their employees | September 22, 2011
• Survey: Feds are happy at work despite tough times | September 22, 2011
• Eight reasons why anybody — including Obama — might want a federal job | September 9, 2011
• Federal employees bear brunt of Washington region’s job losses | September 9, 2011
• Research shows best (and worst) agencies for young feds | September 8, 2011
• War Gives Way To Financial Strife For Returning Veterans | September 6, 2011

August

• OPM to overhaul USAJobs | August 31, 2011
• A wounded warrior and his company commander give their take on BRAC | August 29, 2011
• OPM chief discusses new diversity initiative | August 22, 2011
• Eleven Metro Areas Created One Third of All July Jobs | August 22, 2011
• Questions are being raised about an OPM system failure that affected 70K job applications | August 19, 2011
• Obama orders agencies to develop plans to increase workforce diversity | August 18, 2011
• OMB directs agencies to cut 2013 budgets | August 18, 2011
• Keeping Your Head (and job) During Downsizing | August 18, 2011
• Veterans Affairs secretary vows to help veterans get work | August 17, 2011
• Federal job seekers’ applications lost when hiring system goes down | August 16, 2011
• As Maryland BRAC deadline nears, transportation issues still unresolved | August 16, 2011
• OPM proposes new pathways to employment | August 4, 2011
• Veteran unemployment rate remains high | August 1, 2011

July

• Feds spend $20k per person in Virginia, $16k in Maryland | July 31, 2011
• Maryland adds 28,300 government jobs in last five years | July 29, 2011
• Furloughs: federal workers often first to feel crisis effects | July 25, 2011
• Maryland unemployment rate jumps to 7 percent in June | July 22, 2011
• Federal jobs, pay, benefits targeted in new proposal | July 20, 2011
• Feds rarely, if ever, get fired | July 19, 2011
• Some federal workers more likely to die than lose jobs | July 19, 2011
• Chart of the Day: The Two Paths of Government Jobs | July 12, 2011
• Get those resumes in order | July 12, 2011
• Hiring reform may not be enough to boost federal workforce | July 12, 2011

May

• IT certification can be key in getting into federal jobs | May 27, 2011
• Federal intelligence workforce must shed jobs, experts say | May 24, 2011
• Federal hiring: ‘We have gotten off of KSA island’ | May 19, 2011
• Hiring reform shows progress, OPM chief says | May 18, 2011
• DOD Makes Progress in Civilian Hiring Reform | May 18, 2011
• One year of federal hiring reforms: Is it any better? | May 18, 2011
• HR overhaul at USDA nets big benefits | May 13, 2011
• Senators seek to ease hiring of veterans | May 11, 2011
• OPM: Federal job announcements need to be shorter and sweeter | May 9, 2011
• Hard-to-read job announcements getting rewrites | May 5, 2011
• New government hiring tools help agencies share research, resources | | May 5, 2011
• Hard-to-read Federal job announcements getting rewrites | May 4, 2011
• OPM launches online recruitment tool for hiring managers | May 4, 2011
• Doctors, lawyers, dentists tops in fed jobs that pay $180K-plus | May 3, 2011

April

• Hiring Reform: Veterans Affairs Department | April 29, 2011
• Obama orders streamlining of federal websites | April 28, 2011
• Web Portal To Connect Veterans With Federal Jobs | April 26, 2011
• Agriculture agency tests new OPM tool to evaluate job candidates | April 19, 2011
• White House launches major effort to support military families | April 12, 2011
• Defense Logistics Agency Reaches Out to Veterans | April 11, 2011
• Federal Shutdown Could Have “Severe Impact” on N. Virginia | April 6, 2011

March

• Where would D.C. be without the feds? | March 29, 2011
• SES pay system said to impede recruitment | March 29, 2011
• Federal Player of the Week: Opening the door for federal job-seekers | March 29, 2011
• Federal Summer Jobs now open | March 26, 2011
• Gates details high-level Defense job cuts | March 17, 2011
• Federal mentors dispense wisdom on YouTube | March 14, 2011
• Report: More younger veterans land federal jobs | March 11, 2011
• Federal jobs fast becoming an endangered species | March 10, 2011
• Proposal exempts some military spouses from federal hiring time limit | March 10, 2011
• OPM’s Berry grilled by lawmakers on pay freeze | March 9, 2011
• OPM to expand hiring benefit for some military spouses | March 9, 2011
• Americans Want to Cut Federal Employee Benefits | March 8, 2011
• Average time to hire new federal workers improves | March 4, 2011
• Federal agencies post job openings on Twitter, Facebook | March 3, 2011
• More College Graduates Take Public Service Jobs | March 1, 2011

February

• Lining Up for Government Jobs | February 28, 2011
• Shutdown? What shutdown? | February 25, 2011
• Federal agencies learn benefits of hiring wounded veterans | February 24, 2011
• What Would a Government Shutdown Look Like? | February 23, 2011
• The Federal Hiring Reform Initiative: A Simpler Process for Landing a Government Job | February 20, 2011
• Administration says it will expand opportunities for senior executives | February 18, 2011
• 42% of employees hired within 80-day target | February 16, 2011
• OPM launches Hispanic hiring outreach | February 15, 2011
• Obama’s Budget Hits Nonsecurity Agencies Hard | February 14, 2011
• Budget Proposes Federal Workforce Boost | February 14, 2011
• Budget Requests, Agency by Agency | February 14,2011
• Federal jobs still available; diversity sought | Feb 3, 2011
• Department of State Recruits U.S. Officers for Iraq Police Development Program | February 3, 2011
• Looking for a Few Good Cyber Warriors | Feb 1, 2011

January

• Promotions and pay increases decline for many workers | Jan 24, 2011
• Lawmakers propose five-year pay freeze, federal job cuts | Jan 20, 2011
• Pay freeze could affect employee attrition | Jan 18, 2011
• Customs, border bureau forges ahead on insourcing | Jan 13, 2011
• Job seekers may want to look at Uncle Sam | Jan 13, 2011
• Bill proposes 10 percent cut in federal workforce | Jan 11, 2011
• Postal Service will cut more of its workforce | Jan 10, 2011
• Working in the Public vs. Private Sector | Jan 9, 2011
• Agencies’ recruitment efforts show promise | Jan 9, 2011
• The top federal civilian workforce stories of 2010 | Jan 4, 2011
• Pay freeze won’t halt all raises | Jan 3, 2011

2010 Federal Job Search News

December

• Seeking a government job? Check the 2011 budget requests. | Dec 30, 2010
• Popular internship program replaced by three-track path | Dec 28, 2010
• VA pushes hiring reforms through program managers | Dec 27, 2010
• Senate joins push to freeze federal salaries | December 15, 2010
• Survey: Managers anticipate pay boosts in spite of freeze | December 13, 2010
• Marines set 90-day civilian hiring free | Dec 10, 2010
• Government Recruiters Will Find Ways Around Pay Freeze to Attract Talent | Dec 01, 2010

November

• Obama administration announces two-year federal pay freeze | Nov 29, 2010
• Obama to Freeze Pay for Most Federal Workers | Nov 29, 2010
• Changes to the Federal Hiring Process | Nov 19, 2010
• Hiring reform inches forward | Nov 17, 2010
• HUD shows how hiring reform can work | Nov 17, 2010
• Federal security clearance process improves, officials say | Nov 16, 2010
• How to truly respect Veterans Day? Give them more jobs. | Nov 11, 2010
• Will New Jobs Office Bring More Vets into Government IT? | Nov 11, 2010
• GOP Targets Federal Workers’ Salaries | Nov 11, 2010
• Don’t forget those KSA answers just yet | Nov 11, 2010
• Fiscal panel chairs propose three-year civilian pay freeze, hiring slowdown | Nov 10, 2010
• Amid changes on Capitol Hill, Postal Service faces uncertain future | Nov 9, 2010
• Attrition a Growing Concern at Federal Agencies, Report Says | Nov 5, 2010
• Merit board decision undercuts federal career intern program | Nov 5, 2010
• Hiring reform could reverse attrition of new employees | Nov 4, 2010
• Pay Freeze and Job Cuts, and Furloughs, Oh My! | Nov 4, 2010
• OPM plans hiring assessment tools for nurses, then others | Nov 2, 2010
• Federal hiring changes bring hope, skepticism for application process | Nov 2, 2010
• Federal pay and benefits could change with new Congress | Nov 1, 2010
• Administration outlines progress on reform efforts | Nov 1, 2010
• Wounded Soldiers: When You’re Ready, There Are Jobs | Nov 1, 2010

October

• Official says Army must expedite civilian hiring process | Oct 27, 2010
• Dear Uncle Sam | Oct 26, 2010
• OPM holds disability employment training | Oct 26, 2010
• Alliance for Hiring Reform Launches Portal for Federal Hiring Education | Oct 22, 2010
• USAJOBS Goes Mobile | Oct 20, 2010
• New Post poll finds negativity toward federal workers | Oct18, 2010
• Lack of linguists hampers government’s mission, officials say | Oct 18, 2010
• Obama says federal jobs may stay vacant, doesn’t rule out furloughs | Oct 15, 2010
• More streamlined federal application process puts focus on your resume | Oct 13, 2010
• Government’s stodgy image gives industry an edge in the chase for young technology workers | Oct 1, 2010

September

• Senate Passes Braley Plain Language Act: Bill to Simplify Public Documents Receives Unanimous Consent | Sep 28, 2010
• The thoughtless job freeze in the GOP’s ‘Pledge to America’ | Sep 25, 2010
• GOP calls for federal hiring freeze, spending cuts | Sep 23, 2010
• Fed hiring reform spurs concern | Sep 20, 2010
• For the Unemployed Over 50, Fears of Never Working Again | Sep 19, 2010
• Veterans hiring sees boost in fiscal 2010 | Sep 16, 2010
• Hiring reform deadline creates some headaches for agencies | Sep 16, 2010
• Quicker federal hiring system on track to start in November | Sep 15, 2010
• Army seeks hundreds of contracting specialists | Sep 15, 2010
• Hiring reform makes headway | Sep 14, 2010
• Defense cuts could slow D.C. economy for years | Sep 11, 2010
• Hiring reform push won’t end with Nov. 1 deadline | Sep 9, 2010
• The State Department’s Jobs Agenda | Sep 6, 2010
• NRC again tops list of best places to work in government | Sep 1, 2010

August

• Technology Jobs on the Rise | Aug 30, 2010
• Fairs help job-seekers with security clearances connect with intelligence firms | Aug 24, 2010
• July unemployment: D.C. rate falls to 9.8%; Md. and Va. stay around 7% | Aug 21, 2010
• Analysis: The great federal pay debate | Aug 19, 2010
• USAJobs aims to boost minority recruiting | Aug 17, 2010
• Federal officials fight back over criticism about salaries | Aug 17, 2010
• Gates’ departure could derail Defense reforms | Aug 16, 2010
• How HUD cut its hiring time in half | Aug 15, 2010
• Senate Sends Border Security Bill To Obama | Aug 12, 2010
• Federal workers earning double their private counterparts | Aug 10, 2010
• Federal Employees Continue to Prosper | Aug 10, 2010
• Office of Special Counsel Prosecutes HR Specialists | Aug 2, 2010
• Lawmakers seek to update jobs program for blind and disabled | Aug 2, 2010
• Postal Service announces hiring freeze | Aug 2, 2010

July

• Government employees on film rated as good-looking, smart | July 29, 2010
• U.S. cities: Tight budgets mean fewer jobs, services | July 28, 2010
• Executive Order — Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities | July 26, 2010
• The case for breaking up Washington | July 25, 2010
• Pentagon Faces Intensifying Pressures to Trim Budget | July 22, 2010
• Study rekindles debate over federal pay and benefits | July 7, 2010
• John Berry on 2010 Hurricane Season Federal HR prep | July 7, 2010
• American Dream Is Elusive for New Generation | July 6, 2010
• Hiring challenges weigh most on federal managers | July 6, 2010
• Job Creation in Private Sector Remained Weak in June | July 2, 2010
• Factory Jobs Return, but Employers Find Skills Shortage | July 1, 2010
• Washington region’s unemployment rate rises to 6 percent in May | July 1, 2010

June

• Jobless rates in the District, Maryland and Virginia drop in May | June 19, 2010
• FEATURES Facing the Music | June 15, 2010
• Washington area unemployment rate drops | June 7, 2010
• U.S. Adds Jobs in May, but Private Hiring Disappoints | June 4, 2010
• A Jobless Rate Still Unaffected by New Hiring | June 3, 2010
• Say goodbye to full-time jobs with benefits | June 1, 2010

May

• Even for summer jobs, teens should craft a resume | May 30, 2010
• Reality For The Unemployed | May 27, 2010
• Hiring revamp creates jobs for consultants: Federal Diary | May 27, 2010
• Résumé adviser helps ranks of would-be federal workers navigate applications | May 27, 2010
• Unemployment rate falls in D.C., Maryland and Virginia | May 22, 2010
• OPM pushes bill to allow agencies to share job candidates | May 20, 2010
• Job, Jobs, Jobs: Transforming Federal Hiring, OPM Director John Berry’s Statement | May 19, 2010
• Federal hiring: Is the nightmare over? | May 17, 2010
• A guide to navigating the federal hiring process | May 17, 2010
• President Obama’s hiring reforms draw applause at personnel agency | May 12, 2010
• Government Careers with Derrick Dortch | May 12, 2010
• Essay-based job applications are on the way out | May 11, 2010
• OPM & OMB Announce Unprecedented Hiring Reforms | May 11, 2010
• Private employees face barriers entering the federal workforce, observers say | May 11, 2010
• Private employees face barriers entering the federal workforce, observers say | May 11, 2010
• Obama issues hiring reform memo | May 11, 2010
• American Federation of Government Employees Statement on Federal Hiring Reform | May 11, 2010
• Obama wants federal agencies to hit the gas on hiring | May 11, 2010
• Administration to announce hiring overhaul Tuesday | May 10, 2010
• Truer unemployment rate rises to 17.1% | May 8, 2010
• Federal Government Outpaces Private Sector in Job Creation | May 3, 2010
• For Baby Boomers, The Job Market’s Even Worse | May 2, 2010

April

• Government careers by Derrick Dortch | April 28, 2010
• Hiring overhaul on the way as soon as next week | April 27, 2010
• Cracking the Federal Jobs Code | April 23, 2010
• Millennials Keep Their Chins Up Despite High Unemployment in Economic Downturn | April 23, 2010
• Maryland Employers Add Jobs | April 19, 2010
• Shinseki Says Congress Should Craft Jobs Program for Veterans | April 16, 2010
• Applying for Federal Jobs May Get Easier | April 14, 2010
• Don’t Go, KSAs | April 13, 2010
• Berry: KSAs Will be Gone With the Wind | April 13, 2010
• The Job Picture Still Looks Bleak | April 12, 2010
• Agencies Urged to Hire More Grad Students Noncompetitively | April 12, 2010
• Huge Surge in Long-term Unemployment Casts Long Shadow | April 10, 2010
• Job Seekers are Viewing Government Jobs as Favorable to Private Sector Positions | April 8, 2010
• Hiring Rate Stalls for Women in Top Federal Government Jobs | April 7, 2010
• Feds Restrained in Their Optimism for OPM’s HR Reform | April 5, 2010
• Jobless Rate May Rise as Many Are Drawn Back to Labor Force | April 5, 2010

March

• Overqualified? Yes, but Happy to Have a Job | March 28, 2010
• Top Areas Where Government is Hiring | March 27, 2010
• Feds to Hire 600,000 Employees by 2012 | March 27, 2010
• VA Plans to Hire 105,000 New Employees | March 27, 2010
• MD, VA Jobless Rates Up; Economists link increase to Snowstorms | March 27, 2010
• Federal Pay Ahead of Private Industry | March 22, 2010
• My 2010 Top Training Recommendations for Competitive Feds and Future Feds | March 22, 2010
• USA Today Story on Federal Workers’ Pay Stirs Controversy | March 19, 2010
• OPM Director Berry Furious Over Federal Pay Editorial | March 19, 2010
• KSAs Could be Kaput by April | March 16, 2010
• Family Starts Scholarship to Spur Government Careers | March 16, 2010
• Strategy for Posting Jobs on TitterSnares Another Big Name: SEARS | March 16, 2010
• Young Veterans Face Steep Unemployment | March 13, 2010
• Thousands of Job Seekers Attend Fair | March 10, 2010
• 7,000 Overwhelm Job Fair Outside D.C. | March 9, 2010
• The $100,000 Question: How Much Pay is Too Much for a Federal Employee? | March 8, 2010
• Writing a Resume that Shouts, ‘Hire Me’ | March 7, 2010
• Federal Pay Ahead of Private Industry | March 7, 2010
• Two Americas: Public vs. Private Sector | March 7, 2010
• Employment Data Lifts Hopes But Where Are The Jobs | March 6, 2010
• How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America | March 4, 2010
• Virginia Federal Jobs Fair | March 3, 2010

February

• Layoffs Can Have Profound Health Consequences | February 25, 2010
• Arlington Unemployment Lowest in D.C. Area at 4% | February 23, 2010
• VA Hospital Upgrades Care For Female Vets | February 22, 2010
• Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Job | February 22, 2010
• Getting the Biggest Bang for Job Creation Bucks | February 19, 2010
• Obama Starts Push to Cast Stimulus Bill as a Success | February 17, 2010
• 7 Federal Job Search Myths Dispelled | February 17, 2010
• Obama Advisers Predict Unemployment of 8.2% by 2012 | February 12, 2010
• For Both Government and Private Sector Workers, Grass is Greener on the Other Side | February 12, 2010
• How Not to Write a Jobs Bill | February 12, 2010
• Five Myths About How to Create Jobs | February 7, 2010
• Obama Proposes Expanding Acquisition Workforce | February 4, 2010
• Largest-ever Federal Payroll to Hit 2.15 Million | February 3, 2010
• Briefing by OMB Director Peter Orszag and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer | February 2, 2010
• Uncle Sam Wants You | February 2, 2010

January

• Maryland Job Growth Limited to Healthcare and Fed Jobs | January 30, 2010
• For Feds, More Get 6 Figure Salaries | January 2, 2010
• New Jobless Claims Filed in December Soar in Maryland | January 30, 2010
• Will the President’s Budget Freeze Affect Hiring in 2010? | January 28, 2010
• Kathryn Troutman’s Analysis of President Obama’s “Jobs Speech” | January 28, 2010
• Job Search Tax Deduction Tips | January 27, 2010
• Tax Benefits for Job Seekers | January 27, 2010
• Federal Job Search Gets an Overhaul | January 27, 2010
• District Unemployment Reached 12.1 Percent in December | January 23, 2010
• Unemployment to Be High in in U.S. Cities Through 2013 | January 20, 2010
• Uncle Sam’s Payroll | January 9, 2010
• Results of Polls on Job Satisfaction | January 6, 2010
• Best and Worst Jobs for 2010 | January 5, 2010
• Video on USAJOBS Update Launching January 23 | January 5, 2010
• 2010 Job Forecast is Upbeat, Especially for D.C. Area | January 2, 2010
• A Lost Decade for U.S. Economy” | January 2, 2010