Tester Will 'Remain Vigilant' on Clearance Review Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana) released this statement after the Office of Management and Budget released its review of the...
Tax Dollars Drained: the Underground Bureaucracy The facility that processes background investigations for security clearances now costs more than $1 billion annually.
2014 Spring Security Clearance Decisions Here are a few examples of security clearance applicants who didn't quite make it, who did and the reasons why.
Federal Job Q&A: Government Job Advice We talked to Kathryn Troutman, federal jobs expert, about the challenges of finding a federal job, and she offered her advice...
Crack the Code to Find the Right Job Looking for federal employment can be confusing, but given that the U.S. government typically advertises between 15,000 and...
Federal Hiring of Veterans Reaches 20-Year High Nearly 29% of federal government hires in fiscal 2011 went to military veterans, marking a 20-year high.
Civil Servants Keep the Country Safe Contrary to what you may think, civil servants aren't just pencil-pushing bureaucrats. They are people like Paul Polski, who...
The Benefits of Working for Uncle Sam Want to make sure retirement treats you well? Work for Uncle Sam, and those golden years could have a little added shine. Not...
Job Cuts Don't Surprise Federal Workers The federal government and the private sector handle cutbacks differently. In "Corporate America," the ax falls suddenly...
Federal Job Q&A: DD-214 and Resume Tips Here are two questions with answers to help veterans along in their effort to land a federal job.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...