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The U.S. federal hiring system has undergone a significant transformation with the implementation of the “rule of many,” officially finalized by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in September 2025. This change replaces the longstanding “rule of three,” which limited agencies to selecting only one candidate from the top three…

Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?– Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965. I was offered my first job in Mumbai on a very rainy day in September 2005, a few weeks after we had celebrated the…

The software, known as AutoRIF, is an updated version of a decades-old Pentagon program – though it has been used very little in recent years

Any minute now I'm expecting all hell to break loosePeople are crazy and times are strangeI'm locked in tight, I'm out of rangeI used to care, but things have changed.– Bob Dylan, Things Have Changed, Wonder BoysMaine revolver pehli baar uthaya hai…lekin  itna jaanta hoon ki trigger dabane se goli…

The a16z managing partner is resigning from the firm, but will remain a passive investor in about 30 of its funds.

In total, 18 federal departments, including several subsidiary agencies will be impacted by the order.

President had targeted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for mass terminations. This blog is now closed.

AFSCME president Lee Saunders says that unions must organize, mobilize, and educate in this crucial moment.

Probationary employees have their roles back for now, but more RIFs are still likely to leave many workers without jobs.