Trump’s freeze this time around is set to expire after 90 days, though agencies will first have to submit plans—in consultation with OMB and Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency—to permanently reduce their rolls through efficiencies and attrition. The Internal Revenue Service will face a longer freeze, per Trump’s order.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte is implementing a hiring freeze for state employees ahead of what's expected to be a difficult budget process.

President Trump’s plan to unravel diversity, equity and inclusion efforts began taking shape on Wednesday with an order closing such programs within federal agencies and placing all staff working on those programs on paid leave.

Earlier hiring freezes actually made government services less efficient, the Government Accountability Office found.

Trump federal hiring freeze 2025. Trump’s federal Hiring Freeze is a 90-day freeze on hiring federal civilian employees across executive departments. The freeze exempts military

A former federal firefighter said the president’s executive order could interrupt the government’s ability to hire seasonal employees.