The Trump administration is aggressively expanding staffing at the Federal Student Aid office despite its long-standing pledge to dismantle the agency, raising concerns over conflicting priorities. An internal presentation obtained by POLITICO reveals a hiring push that contradicts earlier efforts to phase out the department’s student loan programs. Critics question whether the move signals a shift in policy or simply a bureaucratic reshuffle ahead of major regulatory changes. The contradiction underscores ongoing tensions between rhetoric and action in education policy under the current administration.
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 ...
