Allie Kelly

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kelsey Baker |Allie Kelly

After years of shortfalls, military recruiting numbers are seeing a jump. Economic factors like unemployment rates and job openings impact military recruitment. Recruiting officials say the factors helping drive recruitment are complex. Military recruiting numbers are up — the Army met its annual goal of recruiting 61,000 troops months early and signs indicate Navy numbers are in good shape. But what is it exactly that is driving the jump? Recruiting officials say it's complicated.

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Emily Canal |Allie Kelly |Henry Blodget

Sarah Cevallos misses her old job. The 41-year-old spent much of her career building her own health tech practice in California, helping cancer patients navigate the complexities of their diagnoses. For a while, the role was rewarding — she felt her work was helping people. After she left in 2021, she bounced between opportunities at other health startups. She was laid off from her most recent employer in summer 2024, but was confident her résumé would quickly secure her a C-Suite role elsewhere.

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Bartie Scott |Juliana Kaplan |Allie Kelly |Henry Blodget

Top Democrats are urging the Social Security Administration to scrap plans that they say could make it easier for agency employees to be fired by DOGE. It's the latest push from the party's "Social Security War Room."In a Friday letter exclusively obtained by BI, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, and Kristen Gillibrand called on new SSA Commissioner Frank Bisgnano to immediately stop any action that would reclassify staff members to a new category labeled Schedule F or Schedule Policy/Career.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Allie Kelly |Alice Tecotzky |Juliana Kaplan |Ayelet Sheffey |Madison Hoff

Elon Musk announced his plans to step back from DOGE to focus more on Tesla. BI spoke with 17 federal workers about what a possible Musk retreat would mean. Several said they hope they no longer have to send Musk's weekly "What did you do last week" email. Whether or not Elon Musk actually steps back from the West Wing, federal workers want to know one thing. "Can we stop sending this weekly email now?" an employee at the Internal Revenue Service asked.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Allie Kelly |Alice Tecotzky |Juliana Kaplan |Ayelet Sheffey |Madison Hoff

Elon Musk announced his plans to step back from DOGE to focus more on Tesla. BI spoke with 17 federal workers about what a possible Musk retreat would mean. Several said they hope they no longer have to send Musk's weekly "What did you do last week" email. Whether or not Elon Musk actually steps back from the West Wing, federal workers want to know one thing. "Can we stop sending this weekly email now?" an employee at the Internal Revenue Service asked.