https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/power-grid-foreign-technology-workforce-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T17:52:36.000Z DOE Has 120 Days to Write the Foreign Grid Technology Rules. CESER's Budget Funds 66 FTE. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/gsa-procurement-fraud-claim-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T17:24:52.000Z GSA Put $13.1 Billion on the Fraud Ledger. Its Two Public Examples Total $117 Million. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/atf-major-data-breach-cyber-workforce-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T16:44:01.000Z ATF's Breached System Was Isolated. Its IT Management Workforce Fell 25%. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/deferred-resignation-backfill-20600-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T16:10:44.000Z A “Backfill” Test Matched 20,787 Deferred Resignations. It Also Matched 77% of Normal Turnover. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-employee-survey-decentralized-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T15:27:23.000Z 674,207 Federal Employees Answered the Last OPM-Run Survey. The New 10-Question Core Cannot Recreate Its Main Indices. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/onegov-ai-deals-expire-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T14:51:26.000Z Three Near-Free Federal AI Deals Expire Sept. 30. GSA Has Not Published What Comes Next. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/opm-fehb-claims-data-privacy-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T14:17:48.000Z OPM Wants Claims Data Across an 8.2 Million-Person Program. Re-Identification Remains Possible. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/usps-ai-hiring-workforce-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T13:33:03.000Z USPS Employs 624,492 People. It Is Exploring AI for Hiring, Not Automating Selection. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/former-federal-employees-personnel-files-online-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T12:52:54.000Z Federal Agencies Recorded 463,736 Departure Actions Since 2025. Former Workers Can Now Get Their Files Online. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-prescribed-fire-hazard-pay-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T12:14:30.000Z 12,500 Federal Workers Could Qualify for 25% Prescribed-Fire Pay. It Is Not a 25% Annual Raise. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/critical-position-pay-400000-federal-jobs-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T11:34:24.000Z Up to 400 Federal Positions May Pay $400,000. 99.6% of Near-$400,000 Salaries Were Medical. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/ai-federal-hiring-resume-screening-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T10:46:58.000Z AI May Screen Federal Resumes. OPM Says Human Review Cannot Be a Rubber Stamp. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/excepted-vs-competitive-service-federal-workforce-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T01:31:00.000Z Nearly One in Three OPM-Covered Federal Employees Was in the Excepted Service https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/oldest-federal-occupations-retirement-risk-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T01:01:14.000Z These Federal Occupations Have the Oldest Workforces. Some Are Barely Recruiting Replacements. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-hr-staffing-fell-hiring-rebound-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-30T00:23:03.000Z Federal HR Staffing Fell 18.5%. Agencies Are Recruiting Again Anyway. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/career-ses-headcount-fell-29-percent-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-29T23:49:03.000Z Career SES Headcount Fell 29%. Two-Thirds of Those Remaining Had 20+ Years of Service. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/qtfy-federal-cyber-workforce-targets-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-29T23:04:46.000Z QTFY Targeted Federal Networks for Years. Four Named Agencies Later Lost 1,503 IT Employees. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-inspector-general-workforce-vacancies-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-29T22:26:57.000Z 17 Federal Watchdog Offices Lost 1,787 Employees. 27 Inspector General Posts Are Vacant. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/superior-qualifications-higher-starting-step-federal-jobs-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-29T21:58:34.000Z 2,392 Active Federal Job Posts Spanned GS Steps 1-10. Higher Starting Pay Still Requires Approval. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/permanent-temporary-term-federal-jobs-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-29T21:27:43.000Z Federal Job Postings Rebounded to 42,460 in July and August. 91% Were Coded Permanent. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/federal-jobs-degree-vs-experience-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-29T20:43:54.000Z 2,158 Active Federal Job Posts Had a Clear Degree Mandate. Thousands More Let Experience Count. https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/recent-graduate-federal-job-postings-2025-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-29T19:37:39.470Z Recent-Graduate Job Posts Fell 95%. Only 91 Had Returned in 2026 https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/schedule-a-disability-hiring-path-2017-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-29T18:55:06.218Z 535,822 Federal Job Announcements Named the Disability Path, but Not the Public https://www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/locality-pay-county-line-disparities-2026 Federal Hiring Data en 2026-08-29T18:05:28.742Z A County Line Can Change a Federal Salary by $39,391