The Trump administration is aggressively expanding staffing at the Federal Student Aid office despite long-standing promises to dismantle the agency, raising concerns over conflicting priorities. An internal presentation obtained by POLITICO reveals a hiring surge at the department responsible for managing billions in student loans and grants. Critics question whether the push to grow the agency aligns with the administration’s stated goal of overhauling or eliminating it. The move comes as federal student debt remains a contentious issue in education policy debates.
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 ...
