Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring

This EO freezes most federal civilian hiring except for specified priority roles and requires agencies to establish Strategic Hiring Committees and submit annual staffing plans to ensure efficiency and alignment with administration priorities. It outlines specific exceptions and exemptions, mandates regular reporting, and reaffirms that its provisions will not impair essential services or conflict with applicable law.

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Immediate.

Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Director of OMB and the Director of OPM shall submit a joint report to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, regarding implementation of this order, including a recommendation as to whether any of its provisions should be modified or terminated.

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