$81,204 to Answer the Phone. Fed Gov Posts 4600 New Job Listings

Now that the Sequester left small children vulnerable to the Black Plague, ended White House tours for the next century, shot firefighters out of a giant cannon into space and broke down the Washington Monument for use as kindling… the Federal Government appears to be cranking along as usual.

In one week alone this month, nearly 2,200 job listings available to the public were posted on USAJobs.gov, the federal government’s recruiting site. Add in new postings open only to current or former federal workers, including those laid off, and the number of new openings jumps to more than 4,600.

Critics say the posting of thousands of new jobs this month is proof that agencies have ignored the OMB and continue with unnecessary spending. But some employment experts say it’s not that simple, and agencies have valid reasons to post jobs that may — or may not — be filled.

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