Out of the 74 offices required by law to have inspectors general, 11 currently lack permanent watchdogs, according to the Project on Government Oversight’s IG vacancy tracker.

Meyer, who was appointed to the position by Gov. Josh Stein just 75 days ago, said the office is now examining every form it has to simplify what it means to apply for a job in state government ...

State government’s job vacancy rate before the coronavirus pandemic was 12.3%, State Budget Director Kristin Walker said. It’s now at 23.4%.

Federal government employment is now down 69,000 since January. Private payrolls increased by 74,000 jobs, the fewest since October 2024, after advancing 137,000 in May.

U.S. Circuit Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta plans to step down from active service on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, creating the first new appellate court vacancy since President Donald Trump ...

The mayor’s office noted the current city government job vacancy rate — 6.1% — is down slightly from a peak of 8.8% in November 2022.

Whitaker is a former Obama-era deputy FAA administrator, and said at his confirmation hearing earlier this month that his past “time at FAA gives me some real advantage” taking the top job.