Trump Declares Federal Hiring Freeze and Renews Abortion Ban
- NGOs taking federal money prohibited from providing abortions
- Hiring freeze doesn’t apply to ‘national security’ positions
Trump Signs Executive Order to Withdraw From TPP
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President Donald Trump signed executive memorandums to impose a hiring freeze across the U.S. government, except for national security, and renew an intermittent federal policy that forbids international nonprofits receiving federal money from providing abortion services.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that federal agencies would not be allowed to fill vacancies or hire new employees except for positions related to “national security.” Such jobs are not necessarily restricted to the Pentagon or intelligence agencies.