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On the recordMarch 16, 2021
It takes 98 days to fully onboard a scientist into our Federal workforce right now, and compared with private sector... that is shocking to me.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Critiques the lengthy onboarding process for scientists in the Federal workforce compared to the private sector.

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