The terms of the new order indicate that federal agencies will be hiring only with the approval of his political appointees.

On top of maintaining the current federal hiring freeze, the White House is setting new expectations for the way agencies handle future recruitment efforts.

A Senate Democrat is demanding an independent investigation into whether recent workforce directives at the Department of ...

While experts agree that agencies should seek to address new skills gaps created by the Trump administration’s efforts to ...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Background.

Nearly 100 protesters gathered outside the Iowa City VA Medical Center on Wednesday, Aug. 27, opposing what they call "escalating Trump administration attacks on VA care, VA employees, and their union ...

CEMENTING POLICIES THAT DRIVE ACCOUNTABLE HIRING: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order requiring Federal hiring to follow specific policies and procedures established by agency ...

VA Secretary Doug Collins in a statement said that because of those significant workforce reductions - equalling a 6% decrease in the roughly 484,000 VA workforce last fall - depa ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been impacted by the government shutdown. Here's what to know about benefits, medical ...

The Butler County Veterans Board executive director told commissioners the only reason it is in compliance with a current hiring freeze is there is no room to add desperately needed staff.

Instead, the VA announced in July it will reduce staff by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025 through normal attrition, early retirements, deferred resignations and the federal ...