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Skills-based federal hiring gets another push from Congress
7 minutes Posted Jul 9, 2026 at 11:30 am.
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A move toward skills-based federal hiring is getting another push from Congress. A new bipartisan bill would push agencies to ease college degree requirements for many federal jobs. Agencies would have to consider alternative job qualifications like military service, apprenticeships and community college. If enacted, the bill would also create a separate USAJobs portal for positions not requiring a four-year college degree. 
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