Friday, April 26, 2024

Latinos Still Lag in Federal Employment Despite Citizenship

U.S. Hispanics may be seen as a pivotal force in the upcoming presidential election and marketing campaigns aimed at their collective economic strength, but it is still harder for a Galindo or a Lopez to land a job with the feds. And arguments that citizenship – or lack thereof – is what holds Hispanics back […]

Obama Administration Calls for More Diversity in Federal Government

President Obama issued an executive order on Thursday that requires government agencies to improve diversity within federal hiring. In 90 days the Administration will create a new administrative body that will develop a government wide-plan, followed by detailed plans for each agency. “The federal government has a special opportunity to lead by example,” says John […]