Discovery of shortfall prompts the mayor to ask department heads to submit budget reduction plans as high as 15%.

The hiring push is unfolding under new rules designed to give the White House greater influence over the government’s 2 ...

The US job market has been frozen in a low-hire, low-fire state thanks to economic uncertainty, tariffs, and more. That could ...

City leaders say the freeze is needed to stabilize spending, close a budget gap, and preserve essential city services.

A college student spent months applying to the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Internship Program. Thousands apply, few are selected. She made it through applications, interviews, ...

Meta froze AI hiring to reorganize its superintelligence lab after months of luring talent with lavish offers.

This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus takes a look at staff morale at Transport and Main Roads as ...

New Orleans projects $70.3M in savings from citywide cost-cutting measures. Hiring freeze and unfilled positions account for more than $11M annually. Overtime caps expected to save an additional $3M ...

National forests across the country launched a hiring blitz last month for seasonal workers, a move that follows a freeze on hiring similar positions that lasted more than a year.

Fort Worth is hitting pause on most new city hires as officials race to close a growing budget gap, leaving many desks empty ...

Anne Arundel County Public Schools launched an immediate hiring freeze Tuesday, Superintendent Mark Bedell announced in a news release. Bedell called the move a “proactive and responsible step” to ...