A new memo from OPM directs agencies to reverse the career-only status for those roles, and instead open them to potentially political appointments.

"The targeted hiring-freeze exemptions announced today underscore that fact." In a memo, the department noted "positions critical to delivering care to Veterans in the Veteran Health Administration ...

and the Republican was expected to again radically reshape the department’s priorities around civil rights. It's unclear how long the “litigation freeze” may last. The memo said the move was ...

Hiring for vacant positions in commissaries, child care centers, schools and everywhere else within DOD can continue, two ...

The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and ... “may wish to reconsider” those agreements. “The memo furthers the Department’s goal to speak with one voice ...

VA doctors, nurses, pharmacists and medical officers are among the dozens of occupations excluded from the hiring freeze. Acting VA Secretary Todd Hunter, in a memo to department leaders, stated ...