Federal Jobs Offer High Salaries And Job Security Explore high-paying federal government job opportunities with salaries over 0,000 in various categories. Discover benefits like pensions and flexible sc... Top News · Mar 14, 2024
Efforts to Limit Trump's Second Term Plans Gain Traction Former President Donald Trump has outlined plans for significant changes to the federal government if he were to return to the White House, including the d... Top News · Feb 16, 2024
Attention AI experts: The White House wants you In a move reminiscent of a wartime recruitment drive, the U.S. government is putting out the call for AI experts and taking steps to fast-track the hiring process. Fortune · Jan 4, 2024
3 Outsourcing Stocks to Watch for Prosperous December Gains With enterprises’ increased emphasis on boosting operational efficiency, reducing costs, enhancing service quality, and accelerating core competencies, the outsourcing sector is well-poised to witness solid growth. Thus, quality outsourcing stocks Pearson (PSO), Genpact (G), and ZipRecruiter (ZIP) could be solid buys for potential gains this month. Read more…. StockNews.com · Dec 14, 2023
How much money do federal employees make? In 2023, civilian federal employees received an average pay increase of 4.6%. The White House says they could see their pay rise by 5.2% in 2024. USAFacts · Nov 28, 2023
How old is the federal workforce? In 2022, the average age of a federal workforce employee was 47. USAFacts · Nov 9, 2023
Spending Other People's Money Plus: Separating child poverty facts from fiction, EU will ban payments for sperm and blood, and more... Reason · Sep 19, 2023
Biden aims to beef up safeguards for government workers as GOP hopefuls vow to slash workforce The Biden administration is taking steps meant to strengthen protections for government employees as leading Republican presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, campaign on shrinking and remaking the federal workforce The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023
Government Seeks Ban on Salary History in Federal Interviews The Government has proposed a ban on salary history questions in federal job interviews, in an effort to close the gender pay gap. Kiplinger · May 15, 2023
Kidnapped NZ pilot: Indonesian army attacks put him at risk Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a video appearing to show the New Zealand pilot they took hostage in February saying that recent Indonesian military attacks threatened his safety The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
‘Universally hated’: academics speak out on outsourced university courses Australian academic staff say online courses run by for-profit providers lead to distressing workloads and poor standards The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2023
Video released by Papuan fighters holding NZ pilot hostage warns 'ordeal could go on for a long time' A New Zealand pilot, being held hostage in Indonesia's remote Papua region, warns his family that his ordeal "could go on for a long time," in a message sent via the rebels who are holding him captive. ABC News · Mar 10, 2023
Rebels in Indonesia's Papua call in NZ hostage video for UN mediation A New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage last month by rebels in Indonesia's Papua region has appeared in videos put out by separatists calling for the United Nations to mediate in the conflict in the resource-rich region. Reuters · Mar 10, 2023
Why Australian universities are outsourcing courses to for-profit providers As courses go online, institutions are increasingly using external companies to deliver them, sparking concerns about quality and value for money The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023 Australian university outsourcing: how can I tell if my online course is being run by a third party? Higher education institutions are using online program management companies for hundreds of courses. Here’s what you need to know
The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2023 ‘No actual teaching’: alarm bells over online courses outsourced by Australian universities Exclusive: degrees marketed as being from major universities are increasingly run by third-party companies with pre-recorded lectures and no tutorials
Reuters · Feb 23, 2023 Factbox-Separatist insurgency in Indonesia's Papua region The kidnapping of 37-year-old New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens by separatist rebels in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua has thrown a spotlight on the decades-long, low-level insurgency in the remote, resource-rich area.
Reason · Jun 3, 2022 Brickbat: Dead Women Tell No Tales Six months ago, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management stopped sending Betty Ashley, 100, the check she is supposed to receive from the annuity of her late husband, who served as a postmaster. When she and her daughter looked into it, they found the OPM had her listed as dead,…
Axios · May 19, 2022 White House prods agencies to focus on skills in hiring Placing less focus on academic degrees will expand the talent pool.
Axios · Jan 21, 2022 Exclusive: Biden administration raises minimum wage for federal employees to $15 OPM is directing agencies to implement the new minimum pay rate by Jan. 30.
Ballotpedia · Jan 18, 2022 Checks and Balances: Courts weigh in on vaccine mandates The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process and the rule of law.