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How to Work for the Federal Government

As the largest employer in the country (excluding the U.S. Postal Service), the federal government is projected to create and fill nearly 200,000 positions over the next few years. With nearly one-third of the federal workforce expected to leave because of attrition over the next five years, and 40% expected to retire by 2016, many jobs are now—or will soon be—available. And to get one, you won’t necessarily need to move to Washington, D.C.

Minority Businesses Eager for Stimulus Contracts

Minority Businesses Eager for Stimulus Contracts

Vice President Joe Biden announced this week that in the 100-plus days since the administration’s $787 billion, two-year economic stimulus bill was signed by President Barack Obama, $126 billion has been disbursed--and it’s just the beginning of great things to come. In the second hundred days, he said, Americans will begin to really see the stimulus bill at work in their communities.

Tackling the Black-White Wealth Gap

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies convened a group of economic, community, and political leaders Monday to confront the persistent wealth gap between blacks and whites. The statistics cited by these experts were dire.

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