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There are more ways to take care of your community than serving in the police force or becoming the local physician. You can quite literally alter the scope and quality of a community with a job in government planning and administration. Read more
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Environmental educators can be found in almost every area of the environmental industry. Some teach in schools or universities, while others work as camp counselors, outreach coordinators for nonprofits, communications directors and public relations personnel for organizations ranging from small grassroots groups to large corporations....Read More
Published: February 2, 2010

The Basic Functions of Government Agencies

Federal government agencies are administrative organizations funded by Congress that fall under the authority of the president to carry out tasks enumerated either in the Constitution or federal laws passed by Congress. This can be contrasted with state government agencies which are administrative organizations funded by a state legislature that fall under the authority of a state governor (or other elected officials) to carry out tasks enumerated either in the state constitution or state laws passed by a state legislature. In simple terms, this means that agencies are groups of people that carry out the business of government....Read More
Published: December 23, 2009

What Do Government Workers Do?

Government employment can take various forms. In many respects it is difficult to discuss the particular tasks that you might be doing while working for a government agency because the positions and the assignments can vary so widely. However, to give you some idea of the responsibilities that your future job might incorporate, we have outlined some of the more prominent tasks that individuals are charged with....Read More
Published: December 23, 2009

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September 3, 2010
Employment-related news hasn't been difficult to come by this week; the fevered speculation over the August jobs report made sure of that. As it turned out, the report was neither as good or as bad as feared: a loss of 54,000 jobs overall was offset ... Read more
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