President Donald Trump extended the federal government’s hiring freeze to July 15 in a memorandum signed Thursday. “No Federal civilian position that is presently vacant may be filled, and no new position may be created,

The Trump administration’s halt on federal civilian hiring, which was supposed to be lifted Monday, will be extended through July, per a memo released late Thursday.

President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum extending a freeze on hiring federal civilian employees into mid-July as his administration looks to slash the size and scope of the government. The