This blog, “Federal Agencies Looking To Fill High Demand Positions” is part of a series on how to effectively explore careers and opportunities in the federal government. It is also partially extracted  from federal senior manager and HR expert Angela Freeman’s recent webinar, “Exploring Federal Career Paths” held on Feb. 8, 2022.

By Alex Harrington & Angela Freeman

We kicked off this series, Exploring The Federal Careers Landscape, with our first blog, An Introduction (Feb. 20), followed by Where to Find Occupations That Make Up The Federal Government’s Civil Service System (2/26/2022).

In this blog we’re going to highlight the most urgent hiring needs today in the federal government—especially those associated with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) hiring authorities associated with the jobs act, along with critical jobs associated with the pandemic.

By Alex Harrington, Executive Director (Acting)

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) extended the Coronavirus COVID-19 Schedule A Hiring Authority for agencies through next June 30, 2022.

By Alex Harrington, FCC Program Director

Job seekers who qualify under the Schedule A Hiring Authority have more time to apply for federal positions tied to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic efforts.