Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs - The Washington Post

A federal hiring freeze has made the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. even more short-handed...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/27/fdic-bank-examiners-job-offers-rescinded/

 

Experts agree that Trump's coronavirus response was poor, but the US was ill-prepared in the first place

As the coronavirus pandemic exerts a tighter grip on the nation, critics of the Trump administration have repeatedly highlighted the administration’s changes to the nation’s pandemic response team in 2018 as a major contributor to the current crisis. This combines with a hiring freeze at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leaving hundreds of positions unfilled. The administration also has repeatedly sought to reduce CDC funding by billions of dollars. Experts agree that the slow and uncoordinated response has been inadequate and has likely failed to mitigate the coming widespread outbreak in the U.S.

https://theconversation.com/experts-agree-that-trumps-coronavirus-response-was-poor-but-the-us-was-ill-prepared-in-the-first-place-133674

The sneaky way the Trump administration is chilling government oversight

The inspectors general aren’t often in the news, but they’re a critical part of government oversight....
https://thinkprogress.org/the-sneaky-way-the-trump-administration-is-chilling-government-oversight-9251d666a54e#.y7qm6z29k

Trump freezes hiring of many federal workers (The Washington Post)

The president said his executive order would affect all employees "except for the military."...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-freezes-hiring-of-federal-workers/2017/01/23/f14d8180-e190-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html?utm_term=.209ad4abc058

Donald Trump Wants A Federal Government Hiring Freeze, But It May Not Save Money

President-elect Donald Trump rode to electoral victory in part on discontent with Washington. He promised to "drain the swamp" — referring to the nation's capital. And No. 2 on his "Contract With The American Voter," listing activities for his first 100 days, is a hiring freeze on all civilian federal jobs that aren't involved in public safety or public health.

A freeze is not unprecedented. Other administrations — Democrat and Republican — have used them. Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton used a host of measures to reduce the size of the federal workforce....
http://www.npr.org/2016/11/21/502905060/trump-wants-a-federal-hiring-freeze-but-it-may-not-save-money?ft=nprml&f=1001