Competitive Service Act

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Data Dive

Nearly half of all civilian feds are new hires since 2019

Agencies hired more than 1 million federal employees since October 2019, and it’s almost an even split between competitive and excepted service.

Reporter's Notebook

Agencies should expect more pooled hiring actions in 2024, OPM’s Shriver says

Hiring/Retention

Derace Lauderdale

Reforming federal hiring: Does the Chance to Compete Act promise more than the government can deliver?

Federal Report

What’s ahead for senior executives in the federal government?

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