Current：Home > MarketsFederal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment -Visionary Growth Labs
Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
Ethermac View
Date：2025-04-09 09:54:35
President Trump is making big moves to shrink and reshape the federal workforce. He's offered buyouts, instituted a hiring freeze, and called for prioritizing job seekers who are "passionate about the ideals of our American Republic." While his actions have drawn criticism, some see an opportunity for the new administration to improve the federal hiring process.
Today on the show, Jennifer Pahlka, Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center, tells us why, in her view, government hiring has been broken for a long time while sharing her thoughts on Trump's proposals to fix it.
Related episodes:
What happens when Social Security runs out of money? (Apple / Spotify)
Why Trump's potential tariffs are making business owners anxious (Apple / Spotify)
veryGood！ (75681)
Related
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- State Clean Air Agencies Lose $112 Million in EPA Budget-Cutting
- More than 16 million people bought insurance on Healthcare.gov, a record high
- Trump’s EPA Pick: A Climate Denialist With Disdain for the Agency He’ll Helm
- Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
- 48 Hours podcast: Married to Death
- Christina Hall Recalls Crying Over Unnecessary Custody Battle With Ex Ant Anstead
- The FDA no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- 24-Hour Flash Deal: Save 42% On This Attachment That Turns Your KitchenAid Mixer Into an Ice Cream Maker
Ranking
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- U.S. Military Report Warns Climate Change Threatens Key Bases
- 988 Lifeline sees boost in use and funding in first months
- The FDA no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- Biden officials declined to offer legal status to hundreds of thousands of migrants amid border concerns
- As Diesel Spill Spreads, So Do Fears About Canada’s Slow Response
- New tech gives hope for a million people with epilepsy
Recommendation
'Most Whopper
Got neck and back pain? Break up your work day with these 5 exercises for relief
Kayaker in Washington's Olympic National Park presumed dead after fiancee tries in vain to save him
MrBeast YouTuber Chris Tyson Shares New Photo After Starting Hormone Replacement Therapy
Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
Amazon Web Services outage leads to some sites going dark
A sleeping man dreamed someone broke into his home. He fired at the intruder and shot himself, authorities say.
Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak retiring