Employment Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation
November 20, 2009
Senate Homeland Security Committee Approves Legislation Seeking to Streamline Federal Hiring Process
Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2009
S. 736, 3/30/2009
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has voted in favor of the Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2009 (S. 736), as amended, to streamline the Federal recruitment and hiring process. Senators Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) and George V. Voinovich (R-OH) introduced S. 736 on March 30, 2009.
On May 7, 2009, the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia held a hearing to examine efforts by Federal agencies to recruit highly qualified candidates for public service in the current job market. Witnesses testified about the need to attract the right…
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