{"id":27097,"date":"2023-10-16T18:22:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T18:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/16\/federal-agencies-exceed-hiring-goal-to-implement-infrastructure-law\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:03:14","slug":"federal-agencies-exceed-hiring-goal-to-implement-infrastructure-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/10\/16\/federal-agencies-exceed-hiring-goal-to-implement-infrastructure-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal agencies implementing infrastructure law exceed hiring goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Federal agencies involved in carrying out the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law<\/a> have surpassed targets to bring on engineers, IT and HR specialists, and other employees critical to the success of the effort, officials announced<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 6,099 positions have been filled at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Homeland Security, Interior, Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the White House\u2019s Office of Personnel Management. The government-wide goal was 5,800 positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of those filled, 90% have made it through the last step of the hiring process, OPM said. Another 1,000 positions are expected to be hired this fiscal year, which began on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government\u2019s ability to hire competitive talent quickly<\/a> against the high-paying private sector has long been marked for improvement. That need to recruit at the federal level kicked into a higher gear under the massive domestic spending plan, which funds projects and grants to improve and upgrade roads, bridges and coastlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\t