federal employees
Public sector staff
Federal employees are people who work for the United States government.
The term covers a vast range—from postal workers and park rangers to IRS agents and Pentagon officials.
Federal employees are distinguished from state and local government workers, and from private sector employees.
The shutdown left thousands of federal employees without pay.
- furloughGranted absence from work
- government shutdownCessation of federal operations
- analystOne who examines systematically
- auditorFinancial records examiner
- administratorPerson who manages operations
health insurance · clerk · desk job · civil service · retirement plans · pension benefits · Department of Defense · Department of Education · engineer · security clearance · security badge · paid leave · inspector · telework · national security · scientist · Environmental Protection Agency · executive branch
- executive branchexecutive branch, Oval Office, executive power, executive orders, cabinet secretary
- government workerscivil servants, civil servant, bureaucrat, municipal workers, bureaucrats
- HRhiring, human resources, recruiting, HR, onboarding
- civil servicecivil servants, bureaucrat, civil servant, administrator, clerk
- federal employeesFBI agent, CIA agent, civil servants, TSA agent, DEA agent
- federal employmentgovernment workers, civil servants, government employment, civil service exam, merit system
federal employeescorporate employees
Business organization's hired workers
entrepreneurs · freelancers · independent contractors · self-employed · business owners
federal employeesconsultants
Experts hired for guidance
contractors · temporary workers · government contractors · gig workers · seasonal workers