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Addressing flaws in the government's process for hiring technologists

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The SolarWinds hack. The COVID vaccine rollout. Massive organized fraud attacks on our unemployment insurance system. What do these crises have in common? They are all threats to our country that require the federal government have competent, digitally talented people to counter. And we are badly botching the opportunity to hire them.
To start, how do we assess candidates on their skills in technology? Too often, all we do is ask them. According to a data dashboard just released by the Office of Personnel Management, the General Services Administration, and the Office of Management and Budget, across the federal government, 90 percent of competitive, open-to-the-public job announcements relied solely on an applicant s answers to a self-assessment questionnaire and an HR resume review to determine whether candidates are eligible for the position. That means that anyone, even someone with little or no technical experience, may qualify for a technical job as l ....

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Pressure rises on Biden to shut tech out

Pressure rises on Biden to shut tech out
POLITICO
1/22/2021
By Nancy Scola
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Tech industry critics are ramping up the pressure on President Joe Biden to think twice before hiring tech industry veterans for the many still-unfilled administration roles that touch on tech.
A Silicon Valley résumé is looking increasingly toxic in Washington and that’s complicating President Joe Biden’s efforts to fill out his team to take on tech.
In the wake of the social media fueled riot on the Capitol, many on the progressive left have argued that Twitter and Facebook’s early reticence to restrict extremist content highlights the danger of the hands-off approach Washington, D.C., has taken to the tech industry for years. ....

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