Federal Salaries: How to Talk Your Way Up the Scale It is possible to negotiate a higher federal salary, provided you have some basic information about government pay scales.
Should Veterans Still Apply for Federal Employment? Federal workers -- veteran and non-veteran alike -- are scrambling with the recent hiring freeze and other changes from the...
Government Jobs: Cracking the GS Code The coding systems used to classify federal jobs vary by agency, but the most common system is the General Schedule (GS).
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.
7 Tips for Successful Federal Interviews Federal hiring managers do not merely conduct employment interviews; they rely heavily on them to identify the best candidate...
Where (in the US) the Engineering Jobs Are Here's a rough map of where, in the United States, you can find an engineering job in your specialty.
Election Results: Political Appointment Opportunities for Vets Following election results, veterans in the job market might see new positions available -- specifically, political...
Decoding Federal Job Vacancy Announcements Every federal job opening has a vacancy announcement filled with important clues about what agencies want in an applicant.
Making the Career Switch to a Federal Job More than 40% of the people hired by the federal government last year were experienced workers over the age of 35. These tips...
Take a Byte Out of Crime: Careers in Computer Forensics From corporate theft to murder, computers often play a role in nefarious activity, requiring specialists with a mix of legal...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Frantic Refugees, Helicopters Pushed Overboard: Memories of the Fall of Saigon 50 Years Later Fifty years later, the surreal images of U.S. sailors and Marines scrambling to push, drag and muscle helicopters overboard...
Reports of Civilian Deaths in Yemen Are Mounting. The Pentagon Is Remaining Mostly Silent. After reports of two major strikes against targets inside Yemen, officials at U.S. Central Command are refusing to discuss...
Trump Locks In Future of Michigan Air Base with New Fighter Jet Announcement President Donald Trump landed in Michigan and shared a hug with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as...
48 Hours with Marines and Soldiers on the US Southern Border Amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, military assets and personnel are increasingly being relied upon for a...