Hiring Freeze January 20, 2025. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order a freeze on the hiring of Federal ...

6 days ago · The 2025 United States federal hiring freeze is a policy instituted by a presidential memorandum signed by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, on the first day of his second administration immediately instituting a hiring freeze on federal employees. [1] The same day as the presidential memorandum, the Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget issued a joint ...

4. Other exemptions. For the following exemptions, hiring of veterans may be prioritized. In addition, the following exemptions to the Federal civilian hiring freeze are permitted: a. Filling of positions under programs where limiting the hiring of personnel would conflict with applicable law. b.

Jan 25, 2025 · The hiring freeze executive order, “does not prohibit making reallocations to meet the highest priority needs, maintain essential services, and protect national security, homeland security, and ...

1 day ago · Hiring Freeze Timeline and Potential End. Within 90 days of January 20, 2025, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government. Once the plan is issued, the Federal Hiring Freeze will be lifted for all executive departments and agencies, with the exception of the Internal ...

Jan 28, 2025 · By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order a freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees, to be applied throughout the executive branch.

Jan 21, 2025 · All agencies are under a 90-day hiring freeze with the exception of military personnel of the armed forces or of positions related to immigration enforcement, national security or public safety. The freeze will last until OMB, OPM and the new advisory board Department of Government Efficiency submit a plan to the White House to reduce the size ...

Jan 22, 2025 · In 2017 after Trump issued his freeze, Defense issued widespread exemptions but did freeze hiring in some areas. A department official declined to weigh in on its approach this time around.

Jan 21, 2025 · This memorandum provides additional guidance regarding the freeze on the hiring of federal civilian employees as directed by the President on January 20, 2025, via Presidential Memorandum (PM ...

On January 23, 2017, the President issued a Presidential Memorandum (PM) titled, “Hiring Freeze” to be applied to all executive branch agencies. This document provides a list of frequently asked questions and responses to assist agencies in implementing the PM.