On the recordNovember 28, 2016
The Federal Government benefits from a workforce that can be recruited from the broadest and deepest pools of qualified candidates for our highly competitive, merit-based positions.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “The Federal Government benefits from a workforce that can be recruited from the broadest and deepest pools of qualified…”
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Executive Order 13749—Providing for the Appointment in the Competitive Service of Certain Employees of the Foreign Service
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