Pentagon Institutes Civilian Hiring Freeze

Federal Times: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has put a civilian hiring freeze in place for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense Agencies and Field Activities, Defense News has learned.

The freeze, which went into effect March 20, was ordered by Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work in a Feb. 23 memo. It affects all vacant full-time and part-time, temporary and permanent civilian positions with no tentative offer presented as of March 19.

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