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 surge within the Education Department’s student loan division, raising questions about the administration’s conflicting priorities. Critics argue the move contradicts earlier efforts to streamline federal education programs, while officials defend the push as necessary to maintain operations. The contradiction underscores a policy tension between rhetoric and execution 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 ...
