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US adds just 88K jobs; rate drops to 7.6 pct.

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Federal Drive Interviews -- Jan. 7, 2013

Jimmy Christianson of the Associated General Contractors of America discusses government construction projects currently underway. Billy House of the National Journal talks about an article he wrote on the new Congress. Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, talks about GSA's Multiple Awards Schedule. Tim Solms of Microsoft discusses a new deal his company signed with DoD. Lisa Wolfe of Federal News Radio sheds light on a new website for federal job seekers. Brian Friel of Bloomberg Government talks about the new bill providing federal Sandy relief spending.

Tags: Jimmy Christianson , Associated General Contractors of America , Billy House , National Journal , Congress , Roger Waldron , Multiple awards schedule , GSA , Tim Solms , DoD , Microsoft , DoD Report , Lisa Wolfe , Federal News Radio , employment , Brian Friel , Bloomberg Government , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive

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Summit helps military spouses find jobs

Sue Hoppin is founder and president of the National Military Spouse Network.

Tags: Sue Hoppin , National Military Spouse Network , DoD , pay and benefits , employment , In Depth

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Federal government employing more minorities than ever

OPM's annual workplace report showed growth in minority employment, but also found less Hispanics working in the federal government than the private-sector.

Tags: Minorities , hiring , employment , federal workforce , civilian workforce , John Berry , OPM , FEORP , Keith BieryGolick

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VA: Happy feds saved $200 million in turnover costs

The Department of Veterans Affairs avoided $200 million in turnover costs by investing in online training resources for employees, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration John Sepulveda told Federal News Radio. He also explained how the VA plans to make veterans 40 percent of its workforce, weather the retirement tsunami and continue to be a federal leader on human capital issues in a wide-ranging interview.

Tags: John Sepulveda , CHCO Council , VA , pay and benefits , workforce , hiring , recruitment , retention , veterans , Disabled , Latino , Hispanic , employment , diversity , Emily Kopp

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Veteran hires at highest level in 20 years

Nearly three in every 10 new hires in the government is a veteran, marking the highest percentage of new hires in more than 20 years. Just two out of the 24 agencies in the President's Council on Veterans Employment failed to meet their goals. The council released Tuesday preliminary fiscal 2011 employment data.

Tags: Emily Kopp , veterans , employment , workforce , hiring , OPM , John Berry , DHS , Treasury , NRC

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VA funds ideas to help disabled vets get jobs

VA will test the use of the ideas in the agency's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program, according to a VA release.

Tags: VA , employment , VAi2 , innovation , management , best practices , workforce , hiring

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More vets working in public sector

More Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans are finding work in the public sector than ever before.

Tags: DoD Report , employment , veterans , Army Times , VA , OPM , hiring reform , Dorobek Insider

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Senator sees social media policy as unconstitutional

Maryland Sen. Ron Young is the lead sponsor of a bill that would prevent employers from asking applicants or employees to provide access to social media accounts such as Facebook.

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Women leading men in new jobs

Employers are looking for more highly educated workers, and the bulk of available jobs are in nursing and retail. One American demographic fits that bill.

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