Current：Home > InvestFederal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment -Streamline Finance
Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
View
Date：2025-04-16 04:58:25
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！ (99896)
Related
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Donald Trump’s lawyers ask judge to clarify fraud ruling’s impact on ex-president’s business
- Giant panda Fan Xing leaves a Dutch zoo for her home country China
- Level up leftovers with Tiffani Thiessen’s surf & turf tacos
- Jury finds man guilty of sending 17-year-old son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock
- Travis Kelce shouts out Taylor Swift on his podcast for 'seeing me rock the stage'
- New York City Ballet celebrates 75th anniversary with show featuring dancers from first performance
- Kyle Richards Supports Mauricio Umansky at Dancing with the Stars Amid Relationship Speculation
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- Long COVID has affected nearly 7% of American adults, CDC survey data finds
Ranking
- 9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief
- In a win for Black voters in redistricting case, Alabama to get new congressional lines
- WGA ends strike, releases details on tentative deal with studios
- Bahrain rights group says 13 convicted over prison sit-in that authorities say was violent
- Tony Hawk drops in on Paris skateboarding and pushes for more styles of sport in LA 2028
- 'Dancing With the Stars' dives into Scandoval with Ariana Madix: 'Scandal does not define me'
- Target says it's closing 9 stores because of surging retail thefts
- Arrest made in connection to 2015 disappearance and murder of Crystal Rogers, Kentucky mother of 5
Recommendation
51-year-old Andy Macdonald puts on Tony Hawk-approved Olympic skateboard showing
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower after Wall Street retreat deepens
A history of nurses: They once had the respect they're now trying to win
Demi Moore Shakes Off a Nip Slip Like a Pro During Paris Fashion Week
Paris Olympics live updates: Quincy Hall wins 400m thriller; USA women's hoops in action
Zillennials, notorious for work-life balance demands, search for something widely desired
Trudeau apologizes for recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Canadian Parliament
New Mexico to pay $650K to settle whistleblower’s lawsuit involving the state’s child welfare agency