Federal agencies aren’t allowed to hire employees or create new roles through July 15, after President
The directive released Thursday doesn’t apply to military, national security, public safety, or immigration enforcement positions. The president’s own executive office and his picks for agency leadership are also exempted.
Trump on Inauguration Day barred federal agencies from adding workers until his administration crafted a proposal to reduce their size. His budget office hasn’t released such a plan.
Trump has made cutting government jobs a centerpiece of his second presidency. More than 100,000 federal workers have been ...
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