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Tim McManus: Can agencies handle hiring 37,000 people in 2017?

The 2017 budget request from President Barack Obama would boost the federal workforce by 1.5 percent. That translates to about 37,000 people. Now the question b...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

February 19, 2016 10:14 am

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Tim McManus, vice president of education and outreach, Partnership for Public Service

The 2017 budget request from President Barack Obama would boost the federal workforce by 1.5 percent. That translates to about 37,000 people. Now the question becomes — should Congress go along — are agencies equipped to handle hiring on that scale? Tim McManus, vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.