New guidance documents from the Office of Personnel Management outline the steps agencies should take to begin using the “rule of many” in federal hiring.

The federal government hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump as one of his first acts in office will be lifted Wednesday. But budget director Mick Mulvaney says many jobs will remain ...

When President Donald Trump took the oath of office for a second time in January, more than 3 million people worked for the federal government. While the Trump administration has taken many ...

1.6 million federal workers affected by layoffs or furloughs in 2025. Private sector hiring slows, though key industries still expanding. Health care, finance, tech and manufacturing show strongest ...

The headcount reduction by the federal government reached 97,000 since January, including a further reduction of 3,000 civilian employees in September. State governments have shed 25,000 employees ...

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