Trump’s federal hiring freeze could have a ‘disastrous’ impact on national parks in summer
Washington state is home to three national parks that rely on seasonal workers in the summer when there are hundreds of thousands of visitors.
UPDATE | One-Thousand National Park Service Staff Fired, Seasonal Hiring Resuming
One-thousand National Park Service staff were being fired Friday as part of the Trump administration's move to reduce the size of federal government, though the agency was told it could begin hiring 5,
National Park Service will fire 1,000 employees — but hire 5,000 seasonal workers
The two decisions underscore the confusing — and at times contradictory — nature of the new administration’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce.
Trump admin exempts some NPS workers from hiring freeze
The Interior Department committed Tuesday to hiring seasonal employees for national parks, while confusion lingered within the agency about whether Trump administration moves to shrink the federal workforce will leave parks with anemic staffing levels during the busy summer season.
A federal hiring freeze could threaten any plans to visit national parks this summer
If you’re planning a trip to a national park this year, you might notice some big changes. A federal hiring freeze could have big impacts on your summer vacation. RELATED: Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign The Trump administration’s order to freeze hiring has stopped interviews and background checks for prospective federal workers,
National parks can be dangerous. So Trump made a hiring freeze loophole.
The hiring freeze exemption comes after congressional Democrats and conservation groups warned that national parks could be short-staffed this summer.
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