President Donald Trump has put hiring power in the hands of his political appointees in his latest extension of the federal hiring freeze on Wednesday, while indefinitely stalling hiring that doesn’t meet certain exceptions.   […]

The Trump Administration has extended its Federal government-wide hiring freeze until mid-October – just days before the hiring pause was scheduled to expire.   […]

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, raised concerns during a committee hearing today that President Trump’s hiring freeze could worsen the growing cybersecurity workforce gap in the Federal government and get in the way of ongoing efforts to address the critical shortage. […]

The Office of Management and Budget today unveiled its plan to reorganize Federal agencies, called the “Comprehensive Plan for Reforming the Federal Government and Reducing the Federal Civilian Workforce,” which responds to President Trump’s March 13 Executive Order to OMB. […]

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is not yet sure what the impact of the Federal hiring freeze will be on his agency. […]