Current snapshot Aug 27, 2026 / refreshed Aug 27, 11:35 AM PT
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FederalHiringData found 21,453 identifiable GS-15 employees in officially capped steps as the 2026 ceiling flattened upper rates in 37 locality tables.
Current analysisAug 27, 2026Nadia Belamin
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Open federal job announcements
14,102
Open announcements
Available daily history / 20 of the last 30 days
Updated Aug 27, 11:35 AM PT
+7.7%
30-day change
14,102
30-day high
12,547
30-day low
483
New today
999
Closing today
23
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Hiring process
USCIS recruiting rebounded from its early-2025 low, but frontline Immigration Services Officer and asylum-officer postings remained sparse.
Current analysisAug 26, 2026Nadia Belamin
Data investigations
FAA's capital-area workforce fell 13% while DOT pursued a headquarters consolidation that still lacked a definitive destination for 950 personnel.
Current analysisAug 26, 2026Evan Mercer
Data investigations
Apprenticeship USA obligations exceeded $1.2 billion as an audit exposed oversight gaps and ETA's covered workforce fell to 894.
Current analysisAug 26, 2026Evan Mercer
Data investigations
Marketplace complaints tied to confirmed unauthorized changes reached 299,604 as CMS added safeguards and its broader workforce contracted.
Current analysisAug 26, 2026Evan Mercer
Data investigations
OFAC's last comparable office-specific public series ended at 204 actual FTE, while sanctions programs, list entries and operational demands continued to expand.
Current analysisAug 26, 2026Evan Mercer
Data investigations
BIS gained 182 funded positions as export controls expanded, but covered headcount later fell to 433 and licensing/compliance occupations contracted.
Current analysisAug 26, 2026Evan Mercer
Data investigations
NIH learned to count a broad data-science workforce, but GAO says it still lacks a staffing requirement as headcount and technical recruiting contracted.
Current analysisAug 26, 2026Evan Mercer
Data investigations
DOJ's attorney-misconduct intake reached a 21-year high as OPR opened seven investigations and the separate inspector general lost 99 covered employees.
Current analysisAug 26, 2026Evan Mercer
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FederalHiringData found 181,700 official applicant-cutoff announcements since 2019, with especially heavy use in remote, emergency and park recruiting.
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