Agencies kick off recruiting surge

By STEPHEN LOSEY

February 08, 2009

Across the nation, the job picture is gloomier by the day. Not so at the State Department. Or the FBI. Or the Border Patrol. Or many other federal agencies.

The government is hiring thousands of employees — to replace retiring feds, to supplement undersized staffs, and to take up new government priorities. Among the hot sectors: veterans’ health, border security, acquisition, diplomacy, law enforcement and intelligence. And the stimulus package before Congress, once passed, will certainly fuel more hiring.

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