The Trump administration is aggressively expanding hiring at the Federal Student Aid office—despite its long-standing pledge to dismantle the agency. Internal documents reveal a sharp contrast between rhetoric and action, with the department accelerating recruitment efforts even as it pushes for structural changes. Critics question whether the push reflects a broader strategy or simply a temporary response to operational demands. The move underscores ongoing tensions between policy goals and bureaucratic realities in 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 ...