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Occupational Series Proposed Cancelations

Posted on Monday, 28th October 2019 by Dennis Damp

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to cancel 47 occupational series. Each of the selected series recommended for cancellation have approximately 25 or fewer incumbents Governmentwide. The work can be covered in other existing occupational series. OPM is not proposing to cancel occupational series whose work is so specialized that it is not […]

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2020 Census Recruiting – Federal Careers

Posted on Tuesday, 16th October 2018 by Scott Lawson

Under the United States Constitution, every ten years, the federal government is obligated to count its population. The United States Census Bureau counts every single resident of the country, as mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution. This process is very important from a social, administrative, and political perspective. The data collected during […]

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Homeland Security Hiring – Sign Up For Their Webinars

Posted on Friday, 20th April 2018 by Dennis Damp

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is hiring hundreds of criminal investigators, deportation officers, Customs and Border Protection officers, Border Patrol agents, special agents, physical security specialists, police officers, emergency management specialists, intelligence analysts, and more. If you know someone who is interested in a rewarding career in law enforcement let them know about these […]

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Public Health Analyst (GS-0685) Jobs With the Federal Government

Posted on Saturday, 24th February 2018 by Betty Boyd

The federal government employs 3,837 public health program specialists of which 216 work overseas. The Department of Homeland Security is the largest employer with 3,591 followed by the Agency for International Development with 271. Public health analysts may specialize in Federal public health programs, but do not usually represent those programs in dealings with non-Federal […]

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Financial Manager GS-0510 Jobs

Posted on Friday, 19th January 2018 by Betty Boyd

Working as a Financial Manager (GS-0510) with the Federal Government The federal government employs 13,078 in this occupation of which 79 work overseas. The DOD is the largest employer of this series with 2,409 accountants, the VA employs 775 and the Department of the Army employs 1,067 civilians in this category. This series is used […]

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Mediator GS-0241 Jobs With the Federal Government

Posted on Monday, 11th December 2017 by Betty Boyd

This series includes all positions that involve providing mediation assistance to labor and management in the settlement or prevention of industrial labor disputes connected with the formulation, revision, termination or renewal of collective-bargaining agreements. The paramount qualification requirement of all positions in this series is ability and skill in applying the techniques of mediation in […]

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Human Resource Specialist (GS-0201) Positions in Government

Posted on Wednesday, 22nd November 2017 by Betty Boyd

Human resources (HR) specialists provide a variety of human resources management (HRM) services as well as consultation on the most effective alignment of HR systems to support strategic goals and objectives and produce the results that accomplish the agency mission. Management relies on these specialists and systems to help them apply merit system principles to […]

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Electronics Technician Positions in Federal Government

Posted on Sunday, 29th October 2017 by Betty Boyd

There are many occupations in the federal government that require electronics technician skills both in the General and Wage Grade Schedules. The primary General Schedule (GS) occupation is the electronics technician GS-0856. The postal service also hires electronic technicians to service their mail delivery automation equipment. The federal government employs 8,072 GS-0856 electronics technicians of […]

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Administrative Officer (GS-0341) Jobs – Working for the Federal Government

Posted on Monday, 25th September 2017 by Betty Boyd

The Administrative Officer Series includes positions in which the employees are responsible for providing or obtaining a variety of management services essential to the direction and operation of an organization. The paramount qualifications required are extensive knowledge and understanding of management principles, practices, methods and techniques, and skill in integrating management services with the general […]

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Management Analyst (GS-0343) Jobs With the Federal Government

Posted on Friday, 8th September 2017 by Betty Boyd

These positions primarily serve as analysts and advisers to management on the evaluation of the effectiveness of government programs and operations or the productivity and efficiency of the management of Federal agencies or both. Positions in this series require knowledge of: the substantive nature of agency programs and activities; agency missions, policies, and objectives; management principles […]

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