The Trump administration is expanding hiring efforts at the Federal Student Aid office despite its long-standing pledge to dismantle the agency, raising questions about shifting priorities. An internal presentation reviewed by POLITICO reveals a push to recruit staff even as officials have repeatedly called for its elimination. The move underscores tensions between rhetoric and action within the administration’s education policy. Critics may question whether the hiring spree signals a reversal—or simply a strategic delay—in broader restructuring plans.


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 ...