Josh Hicks
Reporter

Josh Hicks covers the federal government and anchors the Federal Eye blog. He reported for newspapers in the Detroit and Seattle suburbs before joining the Post as a contributor to Glenn Kessler’s Fact Checker blog in 2011. Josh graduated from Albion College and Stanford. He also lived in New Zealand for eight months working as a commercial fisherman and fruit picker. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

Latest by Josh Hicks

Is the National Weather Service sitting on a surplus during hiring freeze?

Is the National Weather Service sitting on a surplus during hiring freeze?

The agency and a union representing its employees disagree over how much is available for filling vacancies.

How useful is TSA’s ‘behavior detection’?

How useful is TSA’s ‘behavior detection’?

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OPM plans to trim 356 employees in March

Budget constraints and a slowdown in federal hiring and training prompted the decision.

OPM to lay off 300 workers in March

OPM to lay off 300 workers in March

The move is necessary because of budget constraints and a slowdown in federal hiring, the agency said.