The Trump administration is aggressively expanding staffing at the Federal Student Aid office—an agency it has repeatedly targeted for elimination—despite pledges to dismantle it, according to an internal government document. The hiring push comes as the department ramps up enforcement of student loan regulations and prepares for major policy shifts, including potential changes to repayment programs. Critics question whether the administration’s contradictory moves reflect a strategic shift or internal disarray over its long-standing goal of shrinking the agency’s role. The internal presentation, reviewed by POLITICO, highlights a growing divide between rhetoric and action in higher education policy.
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 ...
