A Really Bad Idea

Scott Lilly explains why a federal hiring freeze wouldn't save much money or be very effective.

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In their Pledge to America, House Republicans promised to place a "federal hiring freeze on nonsecurity employees," whom they define as workers "outside of the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Veterans Affairs." What they did not pledge was an explanation of what that meant, the repercussions it might have for ordinary families, or how much money it would save.

Lacking such information, I decided to do a little research.

The above excerpt was originally published in Government Executive. Click here to view the full article.

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