Fed Hiring Freeze

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to hear any news at all. Last I was in touch with my HR rep was about three weeks ago. Basically they said there's no news and that if I was going to be given a FO, they'd get in touch. I am utterly desperate to leave my current job (non-fed) and am trying to stay hopeful, but it's hard. The position I was given a TO for is in the press office of a USDA agency. So I may be doomed on two counts--job itself not considered critical, and agency facing budget cuts. I am still stunned and sad that I FINALLY got the chance to re-join the feds in a dream job, and Trump took it away.

I too was told by USDA that there is no news on my TO that was issued before the freeze.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
I'd love to hear any news at all. Last I was in touch with my HR rep was about three weeks ago. Basically they said there's no news and that if I was going to be given a FO, they'd get in touch. I am utterly desperate to leave my current job (non-fed) and am trying to stay hopeful, but it's hard. The position I was given a TO for is in the press office of a USDA agency. So I may be doomed on two counts--job itself not considered critical, and agency facing budget cuts. I am still stunned and sad that I FINALLY got the chance to re-join the feds in a dream job, and Trump took it away.

USDA is not approving final job offers for anyone who is not already a USDA employee.

$&^%&^!! Really? Now or even after the freeze? You don't have to disclose details, but are you in a position to know this for sure?

Yes, I'm a hiring manager. I have someone I wanted to bring on board caught in the freeze, and I was told it's not gonna happen since they weren't an internal candidate.

[Anonymous]

http://wtop.com/government/2017/04/trump-administration-to-lift-federal-hiring-freeze/

Hiring freeze lifted today???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://wtop.com/government/2017/04/trump-administration-to-lift-federal-hiring-freeze/

Hiring freeze lifted today???

Yes, that's my understanding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:http://wtop.com/government/2017/04/trump-administration-to-lift-federal-hiring-freeze/

Hiring freeze lifted today???

Yes, that's my understanding.

This does not mean we can hire, we were all given very specific guidance.

[Anonymous]

Any news or changes so far from any agency???

[Anonymous]

Yeah, as one of the people waiting to hear about my pre-freeze TO, I hope people will come back and let us know when they start hearing any news--good or bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, as one of the people waiting to hear about my pre-freeze TO, I hope people will come back and let us know when they start hearing any news--good or bad.

So far only State dept has issued public guidance and will still be in a hiring freeze.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, as one of the people waiting to hear about my pre-freeze TO, I hope people will come back and let us know when they start hearing any news--good or bad.

So far only State dept has issued public guidance and will still be in a hiring freeze.

Any idea why?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, as one of the people waiting to hear about my pre-freeze TO, I hope people will come back and let us know when they start hearing any news--good or bad.

So far only State dept has issued public guidance and will still be in a hiring freeze.

Any idea why?

Not State, but we were told our agency will remain under a freeze too. We expect budget cuts and have to submit a restructuring plan aimed at reducing staffing levels. Until more is certain, no hiring. We aren't going to bring people on board just to lay them off in a few months.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, as one of the people waiting to hear about my pre-freeze TO, I hope people will come back and let us know when they start hearing any news--good or bad.

So far only State dept has issued public guidance and will still be in a hiring freeze.

Any idea why?

Not State, but we were told our agency will remain under a freeze too. We expect budget cuts and have to submit a restructuring plan aimed at reducing staffing levels. Until more is certain, no hiring. We aren't going to bring people on board just to lay them off in a few months.

Which agency?

[Anonymous]

Is NIH still frozen?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, as one of the people waiting to hear about my pre-freeze TO, I hope people will come back and let us know when they start hearing any news--good or bad.

So far only State dept has issued public guidance and will still be in a hiring freeze.

Any idea why?

Not State, but we were told our agency will remain under a freeze too. We expect budget cuts and have to submit a restructuring plan aimed at reducing staffing levels. Until more is certain, no hiring. We aren't going to bring people on board just to lay them off in a few months.

Which agency?

Not the PP, but same at my agency (smaller independent, frankly don't want to share the name as we're under the radar of most of the fed bashing by this WH). We know we have to cut somehow with the proposed FY18 budget, retirements might just be enough, but can't take the risk of filling open positions right now. Have TOs from January that we probably can't fill. My guess is the freeze will persist for awhile, unofficially or otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anyone heard from DOJ that had a revoked TO before freeze lifted?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, as one of the people waiting to hear about my pre-freeze TO, I hope people will come back and let us know when they start hearing any news--good or bad.

So far only State dept has issued public guidance and will still be in a hiring freeze.

Any idea why?

Not State, but we were told our agency will remain under a freeze too. We expect budget cuts and have to submit a restructuring plan aimed at reducing staffing levels. Until more is certain, no hiring. We aren't going to bring people on board just to lay them off in a few months.

Which agency?

Same question... do you mind to share which agency? Thanks!