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b'The Biden administration\\u2019s emphasis on early-career federal hiring starts in large part with interns \\u2014 and they\\u2019re beginning to get a lot more attention in even the senior-most levels of government.\\n\\u201cYou guys wouldn\\u2019t believe how often we talk about you,\\u201d Office of Personnel Management Deputy Director Rob Shriver told a group of interns at an event Tuesday. \\u201cAll the time, we talk about, how can we get more interns into the federal government? How can we make sure they have a good experience? And how can we turn them into the pipeline of the future jobs in the federal government?\\u201d\\nThe federal internship program has struggled for years, dwindling in numbers by nearly 90% in the last decade. Just a few years ago, agencies were offering far fewer paid internships through the Pathways Program. Agencies offered 60,000 paid internships in 2010, compared to just 4,000 in 2020.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'