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1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 12:36:03 EST GeniusMusing
   @lnxw48a1
   FYI
   
   Laid off tech workers are being wooed by the federal government
   https://nu.federati.net/url/288910
   
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   >DelBene said he’s navigating around these challenges. On the salary front, he’s working to close about 60% of the pay gap that exists between IT jobs in the private sector and the federal government by building a special salary rate for IT professionals. He’s confident it will be approved by the Office of Personnel Management early next year.
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   >He’s also looking to streamline the hiring process so that offers to the right candidates can be made more quickly. The goal over the next year is to bring about 1,000 new IT professionals into the VA. “I think I’ll be able to hire every qualified person that comes our way that we have a role for,” he adds. “I’d love to get to a point where the only openings I have are from natural attrition.”
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   They seem to have forgotten about the current employees getting a pay bump or maybe it is just assumed.
   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 13:04:16 EST lnxw48a1

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      @geniusmusing Thanks. Current $EMPLOYER's pay for field IT is not great in comparison with the world around us, but it is sometimes possible to double or triple one's pay by simply getting a similar job in the Washington DC area (generally as a contractor).
      
      The better-paying tech jobs need to be spread out across the country ... where people who want the jobs live, not just in the national capital region.