Sequestration Slows IT Hiring for Months; Shutdown Stops It Entirely

A new analysis by ComputerWorld found a drop in the number of IT jobs posted by federal agencies each month since sequestration went into effect in March. Before sequestration, agencies were posting well over 200 IT jobs per month, but that number has since dropped to about 150 per month, according to the analysis, which looked at USAJobs.gov each month for listings coded in the Information Technology 2200 series.