Current：Home > reviewsFederal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment -Excel Money Vision
Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
View
Date：2025-04-14 21:54:34
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！ (917)
Related
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- Taylor Swift Reveals She's the Godmother of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Kids
- North Korean charged in ransomware attacks on American hospitals
- Bill Belichick's absence from NFL coaching sidelines looms large – but maybe not for long
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
- Casey Kaufhold, US star women's archer, driven by appetite to follow Olympic greatness
- Ronda Rousey Is Pregnant, Expecting Another Baby With Husband Travis Browne
- Steph Curry talks Kamala Harris' US presidential campaign: 'It's a big deal'
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Maine attorney general files complaint against couple for racist harassment of neighbors
Ranking
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Rural Nevada judge suspended with pay after indictment on federal fraud charges
- Are schools asking too much for back-to-school shopping? Many parents say yes.
- Thousands watch Chincoteague wild ponies complete 99th annual swim in Virginia
- Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
- Watch Billie Eilish prank call Margot Robbie, Dakota Johnson: 'I could throw up'
- What is WADA, why is the FBI investigating it and why is it feuding with US anti-doping officials?
- Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce the US Supreme Court’s new ethics code
Recommendation
NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
Taylor Swift Reveals She's the Godmother of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Kids
Hawaii businessman to forfeit more than $20 million in assets after conviction, jury rules
Taylor Swift's best friend since childhood Abigail is 'having his baby'
Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there
Ice Spice Details Hysterically Crying After Learning of Taylor Swift's Karma Collab Offer
-
Taylor Swift's best friend since childhood Abigail is 'having his baby'
Rural Nevada judge suspended with pay after indictment on federal fraud charges