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FBI and Justice Department adjust hiring practices to rebuild workforce
The FBI and Justice Department are responding to a significant reduction in staff due to resignations and firings. They are modifying hiring practices to attract new applicants. (sources: fortune, pbs, ap)
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The FBI is easing hiring requirements and utilizing social media for recruitment. The Justice Department is also considering hiring recent law school graduates to fill vacancies.
- The FBI and Justice Department have experienced a wave of resignations and firings.
- The FBI is adjusting its hiring standards and focusing on social media outreach.
- The Justice Department is open to hiring new prosecutors directly from law school.
Why it matters
These changes aim to address staffing shortages within key federal law enforcement agencies.
No specific legislation identified for action yet.
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fortuneThe FBI is easing hiring requirements and turning to social media to attract applicants to rebuild workforce depleted by firings and resignationspbsFBI and Justice Department try to rebuild after wave of resignations and firingsapResignations and firings have depleted the FBI and Justice Department. They're scrambling to rebuild