{"id":1822,"date":"2025-01-20T18:36:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2025-01-22T18:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T00:37:45","slug":"donald-trump-executive-order-hiring-freeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/2025\/01\/20\/donald-trump-executive-order-hiring-freeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Executive Order: Hiring Freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-whitehouse-topper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-whitehouse-topper__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-whitehouse-topper__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-whitehouse-topper__headline\">HIRING FREEZE<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-whitehouse-topper__meta\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-whitehouse-topper__meta--date\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-20T18:54:32-05:00\">January 20, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order a\u00a0freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees, to be applied throughout the executive branch. \u00a0As part of this freeze, no Federal civilian position that is vacant at noon on January 20, 2025, may be filled, and no new position may be created except as otherwise provided for in this memorandum or other applicable law. \u00a0Except as provided below, this freeze applies to all executive departments and agencies regardless of their sources of operational and programmatic funding.<\/p>\n<p>This order does not apply to military personnel of the armed forces or to positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, or public safety. \u00a0Moreover, nothing in this memorandum shall adversely impact the provision of Social Security, Medicare, or Veterans\u2019 benefits. \u00a0In addition, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) may grant exemptions from this freeze where those exemptions are otherwise necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Director of OPM and the Administrator of the United States DOGE Service (USDS), shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government\u2019s workforce through efficiency improvements and attrition. \u00a0Upon issuance of the OMB plan, this memorandum shall expire for all executive departments and agencies, with the exception of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). \u00a0This memorandum shall remain in effect for the IRS until the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Director of OMB and the Administrator of USDS, determines that it is in the national interest to lift the freeze.<\/p>\n<p>Contracting outside the Federal Government to circumvent the intent of this memorandum is prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>In carrying out this memorandum, the heads of executive departments and agencies shall seek efficient use of existing personnel and funds to improve public services and the delivery of these services. \u00a0Accordingly, this memorandum does not prohibit making reallocations to meet the highest priority needs, maintain essential services, and protect national security, homeland security, and public safety.<\/p>\n<p>This memorandum does not limit the nomination and appointment of officials to positions requiring Presidential appointment or Senate confirmation, the appointment of officials to non-career positions in the Senior Executive Service or to Schedule A or C positions in the Excepted Service, the appointment of officials through temporary organization hiring authority pursuant to section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or the appointment of any other non-career employees or officials if approved by agency leadership appointed by the President. \u00a0Moreover, it does not limit the hiring of personnel where such a limit would conflict with applicable law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This memorandum does not abrogate any collective bargaining agreement in effect on the date of this memorandum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is putting a freeze on hiring within the federal government amid a push to reduce the size of the federal workforce.<\/p>\n<div class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_vertical_sharing heateor_sss_bottom_sharing' style='width:44px;left: -10px;top: 100px;-webkit-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1822'><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Findianz.com%2FNativeVote%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F1822\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" 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