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A federal hiring freeze is not an unheard-of step at the beginning of a new administration as it sets its leadership priorities. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan froze federal hiring until their teams got a handle on the federal bureaucracy. But a hiring freeze can agitate the federal workforce, as key positions go unfilled despite previous approvals to fill them. President Donald Trump halted hiring by the federal government for 90 days with limited exceptions on Jan. 23.
Here is a roundup of how that action is affecting the federal workforce across the country:
Pentagon Issues List of Exempted Positions
The Pentagon has listed exceptions to the hiring freeze, issuing a memorandum that outlines exempt civilian Department of Defense positions....