This report describes Internet resources on major internship, fellowship, and work experience programs within the federal government. It is intended as a selective guide for students of all levels: high school, undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate. The federal government offers many opportunities for internships, fellowships, and work experiences. However, there is no single centralized source for … Continue reading
There have been three modern episodes in which federal employees have been cut during a presidential administration: the post-World War II demobilization under president Harry S Truman (1945-53); the Cold War peace dividend and budget cuts under president Clinton (1992-2000); and now Obama, who has downsized the federal government during the recession. Here’s a comparison: via … Continue reading
Here’s something Industry Minister James Moore should know, after making his remark that the federal government is not in the business of feeding Canada’s poor children. Every year, Campaign 2000, a non-partisan public education movement to build awareness around poverty issues in Canada, releases a report on the state of our country’s children. It doesn’t … Continue reading
The 2013 Best Places to Work data present a disturbing picture of federal employees throughout the government who are increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs and workplaces Continue reading
Looks like Ottawa won\’t be helping provinces out with child poverty. In a report released on Sunday, Federal Minister of Industry James Moore told News1130 that it is not his job to help British Colombia end its growing child poverty problem. “Is it my job to feed my neighbour’s child? I don’t think so,” Moore … Continue reading
With fiscal pressures continuing to force spending cuts, government agencies made fewer than 90,000 new hires last year, the smallest number in six years and a 37 percent drop since 2009, federal data show. The government hired 89,689 new employees in 2012, many of whom eventually will move into leadership positions at their agencies. They … Continue reading
There are signs that the Canadian government’s austerity plan is advancing at a rapid pace. Canada’s chief bureaucrat– the Clerk of the Privy Council—says the federal public-sector payroll shrank by 5.5% or more than 15,000 positions over nine months last year. That’s three-quarters of the way towards the government’s planned 19,200 job cuts over a … Continue reading
Canadians appear to be in an austerity state of mind, according to a new poll, which found that a vast majority of respondents would approve deep spending cuts by the federal government as it tries to squeeze $4 billion in annual savings out of its budget. The Nanos Research survey asked respondents “what should be … Continue reading