https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-occupations-recruiting-after-2025-cuts Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T14:00:00.000Z 47 Federal Occupations Are Recruiting More Than in 2025. Headcount Is Still Down in 45. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/fbi-260-person-analytical-surge-workforce-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T13:00:00.000Z The FBI Ordered a 260-Person Analytical Surge. Its Intelligence Series Had Fallen by 305. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-bargaining-unit-coverage-fell-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T12:00:00.000Z Federal Bargaining-Unit Coverage Fell by 579,903. Most of That Was Not Job Loss. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/return-to-office-washington-region-workforce-geography-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T11:00:00.000Z The Federal Workforce Was Ordered Back to Offices. Washington-Area Headcount Fell by 47,998. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/fers-annuity-supplement-retirement-actions-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T10:30:00.000Z 55,135 Federal Retirement Actions in 2025 Were Below Age 60. That Is Not a FERS Supplement Count. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/fers-contribution-cohorts-08-31-44-percent-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T10:00:00.000Z 1.64 Million Federal Workers Pay 4.4% Into FERS. The 0.8% Cohort Is No Longer the Majority. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/ctap-ictap-career-transition-federal-jobs-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T09:30:00.000Z 1.2 Million USAJOBS Announcements Listed Career Transition. 85% Were Not Public. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/veterans-preference-public-federal-hiring-data-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T08:45:00.000Z Only 8.6% of Public USAJOBS Announcements Listed Veterans. That Is Not the Preference Rate. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/two-page-federal-resume-job-requirements-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T07:15:00.000Z USAJOBS Capped Resumes at Two Pages. Median Qualification Text Shrunk Just 10%. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/fehb-premiums-vs-federal-pay-raise-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T05:45:00.000Z The Median FEHB Family Increase Took 94% of a Rest-of-U.S. GS-7 Raise https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-jobs-open-to-public-rebound-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T05:15:00.000Z Federal Jobs Open to the Public Rose 50%. They Remained 17% Below 2024. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-hiring-rebound-after-doge-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-28T03:55:00.000Z Federal Hiring Rebounded 27% in 2026. It Was Still 41% Below 2024. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/gs15-pay-compression-salary-cap-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-27T11:14:00.000Z Eight GS-15 Steps Pay the Same in San Francisco. Federal Pay Compression Has Spread to 37 Localities. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-recruitment-relocation-incentives-usajobs-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-27T10:15:00.000Z One in Four USAJOBS Announcements Outside Urban Areas Advertised a Hiring Incentive https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/usajobs-applicant-cutoff-trends-2019-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-27T08:40:00.000Z 181,700 USAJOBS Announcements Used Applicant Cutoffs. Remote Postings Used Them Far More Often. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/tsp-catch-up-roth-rules-federal-savers-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-27T07:20:00.000Z The TSP Now Lets Ages 60-63 Save $35,750. FERS Savers Ages 60-69 Averaged 10.8%. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/uscis-recruiting-frontline-officer-pipeline-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-27T06:55:00.000Z USCIS Recruiting Rebounded 153%. Immigration Services Officer Postings Rose by Three.