Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org Partnership for Public Service statement on federal hiring freeze January 20, 2025 The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order placing a freeze on hiring for career roles in federal agencies: “President Trump’s directive to freeze federal hiring will make government agencies less responsive to the needs of the public. This order could leave agencies with hiring gaps in critical areas, and it will deter the talented workers needed for a well-functioning government, especially those with specialized skills. “Hiring freezes are management by autopilot rather than a thoughtful choice about where we need more or perhaps fewer federal employees to achieve good outcomes for American taxpayers. As the Government Accountability Office has noted, hiring freezes don’t save money or change the scope of what government must, by law, deliver for the public. “The administration would be well served to focus instead on reforms that will create a more effective federal workforce. We encourage President Trump and his administration to look at the management fundamentals by making it easier to hire great people and hold them accountable, and for those federal employees to use modern technology and tools to do their jobs and deliver customer-friendly services.” Visit the Partnership’s new Federal Employee Resource Hub for more information about how these policies may impact civil servants. During the past 24 years, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service has been dedicated to building a better government and a stronger democracy. We work across administrations to help transform the way government works by providing agencies with the data insights they need to succeed, developing effective leaders, inspiring the next generation to public service, facilitating smooth presidential transitions and recognizing exceptional federal employees. Visit ourpublicservice.org, follow us @PublicService and subscribe today to get the latest federal news, information on upcoming Partnership programs and events, and more. ###