State Dept. expects governmentwide surge in virtual internships amid pandemic

Published: June 8, 2020, 3:03 p.m.

b'Agencies continue to bring new employees onboard during the coronavirus pandemic, and that includes interns. For more than a decade, the Virtual Student Federal Service has matched e-interns with unclassified projects such as coding, speech writing and website design. The concept started at the State Department, and has spread to other agencies. For more on the program, Federal News Network\\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with the State Department\\u2019s senior adviser for innovation, Nora Dempsey.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'