To combat chronic and growing shortages of wildland firefighters, Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging an existing federal jobs program to boost the workforce needed. The Civilian ...

Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va. (center), visits the Charleston Job Corps Center in July 2023. (Office of Congresswoman Carol Miller photo) At least one of the West Virginia locations of a federal youth ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has halted contracts at the 99 contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide, calling it a "phased pause" in operations. Halting the contracts has led to the suspension ...

U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Jeff Merkley and Steve Daines recently introduced the bipartisan Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025, which would create a pipeline for young people ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced it will pause operations at Job Corps centers around the country. The freeze will take effect by June 30. Job Corps is a federal program designed to provide 16- ...

The drawdown of a United States Forest Service program through which young people can earn vocational certificates in wildland firefighting and other jobs will not impact operations at the local ...