Trump, hiring freeze

Democrats urge Trump to halt freezes on VA hires and federal funds for veterans community services
Democrats harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s plan to invoke a federal freeze on filling vacancies and adding jobs for non-clinical positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Trump’s federal hiring freeze sparks concerns about veterans’ care
President Trump’s new federal hiring freeze has congressional lawmakers and former service members worried that operations at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities will be hindered. The government-wide freeze,
VA exempts 300,000 health care positions from governmentwide hiring freeze
The VA memo exempts roughly three-quarters of the Veterans Health Administration's roughly 400,000-employee workforce.
Democrats urge Trump to revise hiring freeze, citing VA medical care
Virginia’s Democratic delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives is urging President Donald Trump to either revise or revoke his executive order implementing a hiring freeze for the federal workforce,
Lawmakers express 'deep concerns' over hiring freeze's impact on veterans' care
The six Democratic members of the Virginia House delegation have sent a letter to President Trump saying they have "deep concerns" that his federal hiring freeze "will do irreparable harm" to the VA's ability to hire and retain the support staff necessary to provide adequate patient care.
Budzinski Seeks Answers for Veterans About Trump Hiring Freeze
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined her colleagues on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) in a letter
Trump’s hiring freeze sparks staffing worries at key military, VA hospitals
It means some open jobs at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital and military hospitals such as Wilford Hall and Brooke Army Medical Center will go unfilled.
Trump’s Hiring Freeze Is Screwing Over Veterans
The president is throwing the federal government, and the welfare of the men and women who fought for the nation, into chaos
Minneapolis VA to resume hiring after exemptions from Trump hiring freeze announced
Scope of hiring freeze clarified after U.S. senator and others react to plans by the Minneapolis VA to rescind job offers.
Hiring Freeze Creates Confusion and Concern at F.B.I.
President Trump’s directive is supposed to exempt national security and public safety positions, but the F.B.I. has put an immediate hiring freeze in place.
VA Announces New Appointees and Hiring-Freeze Exemptions Under Trump Administration
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a series of Trump Administration political appointees, bringing experienced leadership to key roles while also clarifying exemptions to
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VA reinstates job offers to health care hires, but some still in limbo amid hiring freeze
Some prospective VA hires are relieved to have their job offers reinstated amid a governmentwide hiring freeze. Others are ...
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VA wants hiring freeze exemptions for 300,000 roles
The acting Veterans Affairs secretary said in a Jan. 21 memo that the requested exemptions cover positions critical to the ...
Trump hiring freeze prompts DOJ to pull job offers in AG's honors program: report
The U.S. Department of Justice's Attorney General's Honors Program is rescinding job offers to new lawyers from top law ...
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Former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins’ VA secretary nomination moves to Senate floor
The U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has voted to advance Doug Collins' nomination to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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VA secretary nominee rejects privatization but wants more employee firings
The Veterans Affairs Department’s workforce will have a advocate in its next secretary, President Trump’s pick to lead the ...
Trump’s hiring freeze is hitting national parks ahead of tourist season
The move prompted concerns from conservationists that national parks could be short-staffed during the summer season, when millions of Americans usually visit.
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Va. federal employees face Trump demands for return to office, loyalty to policies
Nearly 145,000 federal government workers in Virginia woke up to a new reality on Tuesday, the day after President Donald Trump issued federal orders demanding that they return to their offices and ...