The "rule of many" aims to give federal hiring managers more information and choices as they evaluate job candidates.

Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Merit Hiring Plan” asks applicants for federal government jobs to write an essay naming their favorite Trump policy or executive order and how they would implement it.

If there’s anything that everyone anywhere close to the federal hiring process agrees about, it’s that the system is a mess, for applicants and agency officials alike. But the hiring plan the Trump ...

EXCLUSIVE: Fox News Digital sat down with SkillStorm CEO Justin Vianello, who addressed issues the federal government faces hiring workers, sometimes raising national security concerns, and explained ...

WASHINGTON — As part of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s new merit-based hiring plan, those looking to join the federal workforce will have to answer a series of essay questions about their ...

Essay questions about government efficiency and President Donald Trump’s executive orders will soon be included in federal job applications, the Office of Personnel Management announced Thursday, ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CNS) — A bill authored by Rep. Darrell Issa to streamline the hiring of federal firefighters unanimously passed the House Natural Resources Committee Tuesday. The Direct Hire to ...

As mass layoffs continue to sweep through the federal workforce, thousands of former employees are looking to state and local governments for their next career move. And while some of these ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Merit Hiring Plan” asks applicants for federal government jobs to write an essay naming their favorite Trump policy or executive order and how they would implement it.

The specific question in the new “Merit Hiring Plan” for federal employees states: “How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two ...