I have a feeling it's more of a CYA from the HR folks than something that is actually necessary. I don't know for sure. edit: I worked at another government a

I have a feeling it's more of a CYA from the HR folks than something that is actually necessary. I don't know for sure. edit: I worked at another government agency in this same state before, and the hiring procedures were not quite as strict (we could evaluate resumes more holistically), so I think it's probably just this HR department.