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# Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Accountability and Prioritizes Public Safety in Federal Hiring

The White House
July 7, 2025

ESTABLISHING POLICIES THAT DRIVE ACCOUNTABLE HIRING: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum that requires many federal hires to be approved by an agency’s presidentially appointed leadership, to end incompetence and “equity” over results.

- This prohibits filling vacant federal civilian positions or creating new ones without approval from agency leadership, with certain exceptions.
  - Exemptions from the policy for immigration enforcement, national security, and public safety positions shall remain, which apply to roles like Department of Veterans Affairs medical personnel, food safety inspectors, firefighters, air traffic controllers, and National Weather Service employees.
- This Memorandum provides that the policy applies through October 15, 2025.
  - The Memorandum allows hiring that is directly approved by senior agency leadership appointed by the President.
  - This ensures democratic accountability, rather than hiring being driven by the bureaucracy, and that hiring decisions are based on agency priorities.
- It also clarifies that any hiring of employees be consistent with the Merit Hiring Plan issued by the Administration on May 29, 2025.

PROMOTING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY: President Trump is strengthening accountable hiring practices to ensure taxpayer dollars are used efficiently.

- In the last two years of the Biden Administration, government was directly responsible for the creation of more than 1 in every 4 jobs.
- President Trump is committed to reversing this trend by prioritizing private-sector job growth and maintaining oversight of hiring by presidentially appointed leadership.
  - This ensures the Federal workforce remains focused on essential functions and fully aligned with administration priorities.

REFORMING THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY: The American people elected President Trump to drain the swamp and end ineffective government programs that empower government without achieving measurable results.

- The government wastes billions of dollars each year on duplicative programs and frivolous expenditures that fail to align with American values or address the needs of the American people.
- The Trump Administration is committed to streamlining the Federal Government, eliminating unnecessary programs, and reducing bureaucratic inefficiency.
- President Trump launched a 10-to-1 deregulation initiative, ensuring every new rule is justified by clear benefits.
- President Trump authorized buyout programs to encourage federal employees to leave voluntarily.
- Through these actions, President Trump is keeping his promise to restore efficiency and accountability in the Federal Government.

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