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In today’s Federal Newscast, a proposal in the 2020 defense authorization bill would require the Defense Department Inspector General to tell Congress if the department experimented with the idea of weaponizing disease-carrying insects.

Jeff Neal breaks down why federal hiring practices are slow, confusing to nongovernment applicants, get tied up in regulations and often result in unqualified applicants getting the job.

Military spouses who have to move frequently face certain challenges when looking for paid, career-level work to support their families. But times are changing.

In today’s Federal Newscast, according to new numbers from market research company Forrester, the federal government as a whole was ranked lower than airlines, car rental services, and health care providers.

Blaming USAJobs is another example of trying to find a silver bullet to kill everything that is wrong with the federal hiring process.

In today’s Federal Newscast, as part of a new pilot program, the Defense Department awards contracts to five companies to actively recruit technical talent from the private sector.

Job hunting can be difficult for someone in a mobile military or federal relationship. Resume Place president Kathryn Troutman has some tips that could help.

Mark Esper, secretary of the Army, said the Office of Personnel Management is not made up of bad people, but that the Army could better handle civilian hiring on its own.

GSA is reducing the three-month old requirement for vendors to send by mail notarized letters to update current registrations or apply for a new one.

Dozens of agencies are employing einterns through a similar approach the State Department is using with its Virtual Student Federal Service.