The Trump administration is paradoxically expanding hiring efforts at the Federal Student Aid office—a division it has repeatedly targeted for elimination. An internal presentation obtained by POLITICO reveals the agency is ramping up recruitment despite long-standing promises to dismantle or privatize its operations. The move underscores tensions between policy rhetoric and operational reality as the department navigates major shifts in student loan programs. Critics question whether the hiring push signals a retreat from earlier plans to overhaul the system.
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 ...
