Jobs, jobs, jobs: Weekly report Mar. 3, 2025

The 90-day hiring freeze imposed by the White House on January 20, 2025, has significantly reduced the number of fillable government FOIA positions. Below are vacancies that appear to be exempt from the freeze.

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./USCG, GS 13-14, Wash., DC, closes 3/3/25 (public).

Records & Info. Mgmt. Specialist, Dep't of Justice, OSG, GS 13, Wash., DC, closes 3/10/25 (non-public).

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./OGC, GS 14-15, Wash., DC, closes 3/12/25 (public).

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./OGC, GS 13-15, Wash., DC, closes 3/12/25 (public).

Jobs, jobs, jobs: Weekly report Feb. 24, 2025

The 90-day hiring freeze imposed by the White House on January 20, 2025, has significantly reduced the number of fillable government FOIA positions. Below are vacancies that appear to be exempt from the freeze.

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 9, Fort Jackson, SC, closes 2/26/25 (non-public)

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 12, Fort Belvoir, closes 2/28/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 11, Fort Belvoir, closes 2/28/25 (non-public).

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./USCG, GS 13-14, Wash., DC, closes 3/3/25 (public).

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./OGC, GS 14-15, Wash., DC, closes 3/12/25 (public).

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./OGC, GS 13-15, Wash., DC, closes 3/12/25 (public).

Jobs, jobs, jobs: Weekly report Feb. 17, 2025

The 90-day hiring freeze imposed by the White House on January 20, 2025, has significantly reduced the number of fillable government FOIA positions. Below are vacancies that appear to be exempt from the freeze.

Paralegal Specialist, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./ICE, GS 7-11, multiple locations, closes 2/21/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 12, Fort Belvoir, closes 2/28/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 11, Fort Belvoir, closes 2/28/25 (non-public).

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./USCG, GS 13-14, Wash., DC, closes 3/3/25 (public).

Jobs, jobs, jobs: Weekly report 2/10/25

The 90-day hiring freeze imposed by the White House on January 20, 2025, has significantly reduced the number of fillable government FOIA positions. Below are vacancies that appear to be exempt from the freeze.

• Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 12, Stuttgart, Germany, closes 2/10/25 (non-public).

• Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Navy, GS 11, Patuxent River, MD, closes 2/10/25 (non-public).

• Gov’t Info Specialist, Dep’t pf Def./DLA, GS 9-12, multiple locations, closes 2/12/25 (non-public).

• Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./CBP, GS-13, location negotiable, closes 2/12/25 (internal only).

• Info. Release Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 9-12, Quantico, VA, closes 2/13/25 (public).

Jobs, jobs, jobs: Weekly report 2/3/25

The 90-day hiring freeze imposed by the White House on January 20, 2025, has significantly reduced the number of fillable government FOIA positions. Below are vacancies that appear to be exempt from the freeze.

• Info. Release Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 9-12, remote, closes 2/3/25 (non-public).

• Gov’t Info Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 9, Fort Jackson, SC, closes 2/3/25 (non-public).

• Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 12, Stuttgart, Germany, closes 2/10/25 (non-public).

At the local level, Prince William County Public Schools in Virginia seeks a Deputy FOIA Officer, GS 13, with an initial screening deadline of 2/10/25.

Job, jobs, jobs: Two more for this week

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./CPB, GS 7-9, Wash, DC, closes 1/31/25 (agency only)

Gov’t Info Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 9, Fort Jackson, SC, closes 2/3/25 (non-public).

Jobs, jobs, jobs: Weekly report Jan. 27, 2025

The 90-day hiring freeze imposed by the White House on January 20, 2025, has predictably reduced the number of fillable FOIA positions. Below are vacancies that might be exempt from that freeze.

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 12-13, Arlington, VA, closes 1/27/25 (non-public).

Gov. Info. Specialist, Def. Intelligence Agency, GS 13, Arlington, VA, closes 1/28/25 (public).

Gov. Info Specialist, Dep’t of the Air Force, NH 3, Scott AFB, closes 1/28/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./USCIS, GS 12, remote, closes 1/29/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GG 12, Fort Meade, MD, closes 2/1/25 (public).

Info. Release Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 9-12, remote, closes 2/3/25 (non-public).

Jobs, jobs, jobs (or lack thereof): 90-day hiring freeze

On January 20, 2025, the White House ordered all executive departments and agencies to refrain from filling vacant positions or creating new positions for the next 90 days, with exceptions for “military personnel of the armed forces or . . . positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, or public safety.”  Additional exceptions include “positions requiring Presidential appointment or Senate confirmation, the appointment of officials to non-career positions in the Senior Executive Service or to Schedule A or C positions in the Excepted Service,” among others.

Jobs, jobs, jobs: Weekly report Jan. 20, 2025

Federal positions closing in the next 10 days

Sup. Gov. Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Def./DCSA, GG 14, Boyers, PA, closes 1/20/25 (agency only).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GS 13, Ft. Belvoir, VA, closes 1/20/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of State, GS 9, Rosslyn, VA, closes 1/21/24 or first 50 applications (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, GS 11-12, multiple locations, closes 1/21/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Health & Human Serv./NIH, GS 14, remote, closes 1/21/25 (public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Air Force, GS 9, Ramstein, Germany, closes 1/21/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Air Force, GS 9, Lackland AFB, TX, closes 1/22/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Agric./Forest Serv., GS 12-13, Wash., DC, closes 1/23/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Health & Human Serv./FDA, GS 13, Rockville, MD, closes 1/24/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Treasury/IRS, GS 14, nationwide locations, closes 1/24/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Air Force, NH 3, Scott AFB, IL, closes 1/27/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Def. Intelligence Agency, GG 13, Arlington, VA, closes 1/28/25 (public).

Federal positions closing on or after Jan. 31, 2025

Lead Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Justice/DEA, GS 13, Arlington, VA, closes 2/3/25 (non-public).

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Transportation/PHMSA. GS 14, Wash., DC, closes 2/10/25 (public).

Att’y Advisor, Dep’t of Justice/Pardon, GS 13-15, Wash., DC, open until filled (public).

Jobs, jobs, jobs: Weekly report Jan. 13, 2025

Federal positions closing in the next ten days

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Transportation/FMCSA, GS 9, Wash., DC, closes 1/13/25 (public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Air Force, GS 11-12, multiple locations, closes 1/13/25 (non-public).

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Homeland Sec./USCG, GS 13-14, Wash., DC, closes 1/13/25 (public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army, GG 12, Fort Meade, MD, closes 1/17/25 (public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Air Force, GS 9, Hulbert Field, FL, closes 1/17/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Army. GS 13, Ft. Belvoir, VA, closes 1/20/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of State, GS 9, Rosslyn, VA, closes 1/21/24 or first 50 applications (non-public).

Federal positions closing on or after Jan. 24, 2025

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of Health & Human Serv./FDA, GS 13, Rockville, MD, closes 1/24/25 (non-public).

Gov’t Info. Specialist, Dep’t of the Treasury/IRS, GS 14, nationwide locations, closes 1/24/25 (non-public).

Att’y-Advisor, Dep’t of Transportation/PHMSA. GS 14, Wash., DC, closes 2/10/25 (public).

Att’y Advisor, Dep’t of Justice/Pardon, GS 13-15, Wash., DC, open until filled (public).