The Trump administration is aggressively expanding staffing at the Federal Student Aid office despite long-standing promises to dismantle the agency, raising concerns over shifting priorities. An internal presentation obtained by POLITICO reveals a hiring surge at the department responsible for managing student loans and financial aid programs. Critics question whether the move aligns with the administration’s repeated calls to overhaul or eliminate the agency, which oversees trillions in federal education funding. The contradiction highlights tensions between rhetoric and operational reality within the Education Department.
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 ...
