Federal Job Search News

Check out our full archive of 2010 news article postings:

September

• 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
• 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

June

• 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
• 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