Statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs on federal hiring freeze

January 27, 2017, 03:33:00 PM WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced exemptions to the federal hiring freeze in the President’s memo dated January 23rd, 2017. The authorities outlined in the President’s memo provide VA the ability to continue filling essential positions that provide public safety services to our Veterans. We strongly believe that these exemptions are in… Read more