Fema Employment

Can you hold 2 U.S. government jobs at the same time or do you have to work for a non government agency?

I am just curious as to whether you can hold 2 government jobs at the same time, as long as schedules coincide, or if you have to work for a non-government agency for extra money?

Public Comments

1. No, never heard of a person holding two jobs at the same time, except in cases of emergency, filling in for several months until a position could be filled. I did know of several fed. employees who held non-government jobs after hours....opm.gov is the official HR agency for the feds. (former US Fed mgr/DC)
2. I don't see a conflict of interest. For instance, you could work for local government and serve in another capacity for state government. I imagine the key would be so long as no conflict of interest exists.
3. Federal, I don't know. Local, yes, but it can be tricky. One of my co-workers (in a govt. job) is also a part-time police officer in a rural town. He's fully trained and certified for police work, but in his 50's and has this other long-running career. He's limited in the number of hours he can work in the second job, and the pension equation is tricky, but it can be done.
4. Generally Federal employees, civilian and military, are prohibited from receiving pay from more than one Federal Government source. The laws on dual employment apply to agencies in the executive, legislative and judicial branches, corporations owned or controlled by the Government, and non appropriated fund organizations under the jurisdiction of the armed forces. Federal employees shall not engage in outside employment or activities that conflict with official duties and responsibilities. Many Federal agencies have written policies that allow outside employment, especially when it is not related to the Federal work and will not result in, or create the appearance of a conflict of interest.