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To help the government attract scientists, doctors, economists and other highly skilled professionals, two House members yesterday introduced a bill that would create graduate-level scholarships for students who commit to public service.

Sens. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio), who oversee the federal security clearance program, criticized a recent reform proposal for being skimpy.

Lawmakers called on the Homeland Security Department to do more to increase workforce diversity during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday.

The federal hiring process is broken and needs a quick fix, two senators with a keen interest in government management said yesterday.

A bill introduced in Congress this week would aim to tighten the lax computer security practices at the Homeland Security Department by requiring DHS to test its defenses against known cyberattacks and to set out stricter qualifications for cybersecurity positions, ...

The Office of Personnel Management is launching a series of initiatives aimed at expediting the federal hiring process, streamlining job announcements for entry-level positions and modifying selection methods for entry into the Senior Executive Service.

The latest recruiting initiative from the Office of Personnel Management may seem a small effort: A one-camera television commercial, shot on the piers of the Washington Navy Yard, helicopters buzzing overhead on a cloudy afternoon.

Federal, state and local governments are hiring new workers at the fastest pace in six years, helping offset job losses in the private sector.

Linda Springer sees Web 2.0 tools as one key way to beat back the retirement wave agencies are facing.

As Senate leaders yesterday observed Equal Pay Day, the White House threatened to veto a bill that would make it easier for victims of discrimination to sue their employers over unequal pay.