Federal Workforce
Project 2025 recommends a Department of Labor hiring freeze. The January 2025 presidential memorandum imposed a temporary executive-branch hiring freeze and required an OMB workforce plan.
Project 2025 said
Implement a hiring freeze for career officials. A hiring freeze imposes financial discipline on agencies' personnel costs and reduces agency bloat.
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Government did
Match: Strong AlignmentThe memorandum imposed a temporary executive-branch hiring freeze and required an OMB workforce-reduction plan; the general freeze expired after the plan except for separately treated positions and agencies.
Why this match
The temporary government-wide hiring freeze used the same mechanism as the cited Department of Labor proposal but had broader scope and a limited duration.
The temporary memorandum has expired. A President may impose or remove future hiring controls subject to appropriations, civil-service statutes, and agency authority.
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