The Trump administration is aggressively expanding staffing at the Federal Student Aid office—despite long-standing promises to dismantle the agency. An internal presentation obtained by POLITICO reveals a hiring push that contradicts past efforts to phase out the department’s student loan programs. Critics question whether the move signals a shift in policy or simply a bureaucratic reshuffle ahead of major regulatory changes. The development underscores ongoing tensions between rhetoric and action in higher education funding.
The Trump administration has launched a hiring blitz at the agency it vowed to eliminate, according to an internal presentation reviewed by POLITICO. The Education Department’s Federal Student Aid ...
