Obama's Plans Require a Lot More Hands

Federal workforce could expand by 100-250K, experts say

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 3, 2009 8:57 AM CST

(Newser) – President Obama’s ambitious budget and stimulus plans will require the government to hire scores of new workers, the Washington Post reports. Analysts put the number between 100,000 and 250,000 spread among various agencies, the biggest expansion of the federal workforce since Lyndon... Read full story »

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