Challenge ahead: Rebuilding civil service

Surveys, news stories and other telling reports issued in recent years have laid bare a troubling reality: ​that key parts of the federal civil service are low on personnel—and morale. View More

DOD to overhaul transgender service member policies

Over the next two months, the Department of Defense will work with both senior civilian and military leaders to reform policies put in place under the last administration that banned transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. military. View More

Do I have to use a standard résumé if I want to apply for a different job?Apr 06, 2014

No. Applicants—including currently employed federal workers seeking other positions—may submit a résumé or may use any other written format of their choice, including computer-generated forms. View More

Are there medical or age limits to any jobs?Feb 11, 2015

Generally, applicants and employees cannot be disqualified on the basis of medical standards, physical requirements, fitness tests, or other criteria that do not relate specifically to job performance. View More

What’s a “career ladder” promotion?Apr 06, 2014

Have KSAs been eliminated?Feb 11, 2015

Can an agency order an employee to take a drug test?Apr 06, 2014

Can an agency order an employee to take an alcohol test?Apr 06, 2014

If I take another federal job, do I have to serve a new probationary period?Apr 06, 2014

Can I have more than one federal job at a time?Apr 06, 2014

Do 3Rs incentives come with any strings attached?Apr 06, 2014

If I transfer, would I have to serve a new probationary period?Apr 06, 2014