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OPM memo allows easier termination of new federal employees to reduce workforce size.

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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.

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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.

In 2022, the average age of a federal workforce employee was 47.

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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 Government has proposed a ban on salary history questions in federal job interviews, in an effort to close the gender pay gap.