The defense departments hiring freeze isnt ending anytime soon, but a recent policy memo clarifies which positions are still eligible to fill and how the military services can. The secretaries of the military departments may approve hiring freeze exemptions for the civilian workforce of their respective military departments after review by the under secretary of. By the authority vested in me as president by the constitution and the laws of the united states of america, i hereby extend through , the freeze on the hiring of. Immediate civilian hiring freeze for alignment with national defense priorities i direct a civilian employee hiring freeze as part ofefforts to streamline operations, bolster readiness,. It is my expectation that there will be no onboarding starting with the pay period beginning sunday, , unless i approve an exemption to do so.
Agencies will not be able to fill or create any federal jobs for another three months, after president donald trump extended the current federal hiring freeze until july 15. On , in my memorandum, immediate civilian hiring freeze for alignment with national defense priorities, i imposed a moratorium on hiring department of defense civilians. According to gsa employees who attended the meeting, a human resources official said the agencys current hiring freeze will continue at least at least through dec. 31. A new memo from the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness lays out categories of positions that are exempt from the department of defenses.
