Trump extended a federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, with exceptions for the military, immigration enforcement and national ...

By the time the hiring freeze lifts this fall, agencies will have been largely unable to hire new federal employees or fill ...

The hiring freeze doesn’t apply to military members, or civilian positions dealing with immigration enforcement, national security or public safety.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump ordered an extension of his freeze on hiring rank-and-file federal workers through Oct. 15, to lock in savings from layoffs and deferred retirements.

One week before a hiring freeze for federal agencies was set to be lifted, President Donald Trump’s administration has ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump ordered an extension of his freeze on hiring rank-and-file federal workers through Oct. 15, to lock in savings from layoffs and deferred retirements.

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday extending a federal hiring freeze and pushing back the deadline for his ...

The Trump administration is extending a hiring freeze on federal civilian employees through October, after a prior order was ...

The freeze, which the president initially ordered on Jan. 20, prevents the hiring of civilian employees at federal agencies for either vacancies or new positions.

The Trump administration reported 2.3 million people on the federal payroll in March 2025, showing minimal change despite ...

The White House described the freeze extension as a “critical step in shrinking the federal government and ensuring taxpayer dollars are used efficiently,” noting that in the final two years ...