Page edited by Anna Sniadach
Tell Me
You will be redirected to the UMBC Facilities Management Page in
seconds
Rate this Article
Was this helpful? Yes | No | Correct or Suggest an Article | Request Help
Page edited by Anna Sniadach
You will be redirected to the UMBC Facilities Management Page in
Was this helpful? Yes | No | Correct or Suggest an Article | Request Help
The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) is seeking applications for its Fiscal and Policy Analyst (FPA) position and summer internship program. This letter provides information on the LAO, the advertised positions, and the application process. Additional information can be found on our website at www.lao.ca.gov
The LAO is the nonpartisan fiscal and policy advisor to the California Legislature. Its mission is to reduce the cost of state government and/or to increase its efficiency. Established in 1941, the LAO is the oldest office of its type in the country, and maintains a national reputation for its nonpartisanship and its high-quality staff and analyses. The office maintains a professional, collegial work environment that strives for an appropriate work/life balance.
The office does the following three main types of work for the Legislature:
· Analyzes the Governor’s annual budget proposal, testifies at legislative hearings, and conducts legislative oversight throughout the year.
· Responds to requests from Members of the California Legislature on programs and finances.
· Produces independent, self-generated reports to assist the Legislature in addressing the major fiscal and policy issues facing California. For example, we have recently published reports on (1) the impact of federal health care reform on California, (2) the insolvency of California’s Unemployment Insurance Fund, and (3) using distance education to increase college access and efficiency.
Fiscal and Policy Analyst. The FPA’s primary responsibility is to be the LAO’s expert in a specific policy area. Policy areas are: State and Local Finance; Education; Health and Human Services; and Corrections, Transportation, and Environment. A complete description of the FPA position can be found at:
http://www.lao.ca.gov/laoapp/Careers/job_announcements/general_job_info.aspx.
Summer Internships. The LAO operates a 12-week summer internship program that provides a rigorous analytical experience for individuals who (1) have completed the first year of a two-year graduate program that provides both a quantitative and policy analytical curriculum and (2) are interested in becoming a full-time FPA after graduation. The internship pays $2,650 per month. Additional information on the program is available at: www.lao.ca.gov/laoapp/Careers/summer_internships.aspx.
Interested
individuals should e-mail a cover letter, resume, and three references
(names, phone numbers, and relationships only, not letters of reference)
to lao.employment@lao.ca.gov. The deadline for receipt of applications is December 21, 2012. We
will respond to all applicants by January 11, 2013. As part of this
year’s recruiting process, we will conduct a limited number of
on-campus interviews in January and February 2013.
We will review the resumes to determine which schools to visit for on-campus, first-round interviews. The decision will be based on the quality and perceived “fit” of the applicants as indicated by the resumes and whether there are enough interested and qualified applicants to warrant a visit. We will also conduct phone or Skype interviews with those selected for interviews from schools that we will not visit this year.
A second round of interviews, if appropriate, will take place in Sacramento in March 2013. Decisions and offers will be made no later than April 2013. Typically, new hires begin work at the LAO in August or September.
The LAO anticipates hiring from six to eight FPAs during the recruiting cycle and three or four summer interns. At this time, we do not know what policy areas will be vacant when new hires report next summer and fall. Consequently, we are not recruiting for specific policy areas. Our assignment process takes into account existing vacancies, the needs of the office, and the interests of the new hires.
I look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, please contact me at sarah.kleinberg@lao.ca.gov.
]]>The Public Service Fellows program at the Partnership for Public Service is an opportunity for undergraduate students, graduate students and recent graduates to participate directly in transforming the way government works while developing valuable professional skills.
At the Partnership, fellows are integral to the organization's day-to-day operations, programs and activities. We value the contributions of fellows and work to provide relevant and useful experiences. That's why fellows are assigned substantive and meaningful work to support our wide variety of programs, events, and projects to help revitalize the federal government. Fellows' duties vary across the Partnership, but often include event planning and execution, research, writing and outreach to external partners, such as government agencies and colleges and universities.
Now accepting applications for spring 2013- all majors and backgrounds are welcome! For more information
visit website ]]>October 22, 2012
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner recently met in New Delhi with Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, for the third meeting of the India-U.S. Economic and Financial Partnership. [See Joint Statement of Secretary Geithner and Indian Finance Minister Chidambaram at the 2012 U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership, 09.Oct.2012, U.S. Department of the Treasury.] U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Reserve Bank of India Governor Subbarao also participated in these discussions, meant to strengthen economic and financial ties between the United States and India.
According to InformationWeek, Secretary Geithner told his Indian counterpart that, "I think it's very likely that over time you will see a significant expansion of the role played by Indians and Indian companies in the American recovery," noting that "I think we're at the early stage, even acknowledging and recognizing the huge benefits to the American economy already of the scale of Indian investment and Indian talent in the United States." [See More Visas for Indian Tech Workers? by Paul McDougall, InformationWeek, 12.Oct.2012.] In India, all this talk of increasing economic integration - and especially of Indian talent - was seen as a signal that U.S. immigration authorities might make more visas available to Indian high-tech workers, InformationWeek reports.
For now, this is little more than wishful thinking, since the USCIS has not announced any intention to expand the H1B program. Moreover, as InformationWeek pointed out, such an expansion is unlikely to come in the heat of a presidential campaign, given the sensitivity of the outsourcing issue.
That said, even wishful thinking can lead to action if enough people want it, and it's not just Indians who want more H1B slots to be made available. American tech companies are pressing Congress to provide more H1B visas, so they can hire more STEM graduates from overseas. Congress, to its credit, is starting to pay attention; there is bipartisan support for some kind of STEM visa reform, but no agreement yet on how to do it. As sports fans say when their team falls short of a playoff berth: maybe next year.
Copyright © 2012, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights Reserved
]]>Page edited by Andrea Mocko
Browse All Internet Articles
Collapse all
|
Popular Articles
|
Page edited by Andrea Mocko
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has developed a protocol document that describes the process and purpose for submitting a Business Process Improvement (BPI) request for a new or existing enterprise solution. Below are two documents to assist in understanding the process and submitting a request.
Was this helpful? Yes | No | Correct or Suggest an Article | Request Help
