{"id":7482,"date":"2025-01-23T17:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7482"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:25:53","slug":"va-declares-hiring-freeze-exemptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7482","title":{"rendered":"VA declares hiring-freeze exemptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tni-source-date\"><strong>Originally published:<\/strong> 2025-01-23T17:25:53+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 Following successful implementation of President Trump\u2019s federal hiring freeze, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced several exemptions to the policy.<\/p>\n<p>These exemptions clarify the department\u2019s ability to continue filling essential positions that provide health care and other vital services to Veterans and VA beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/hiring-freeze\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Jan. 20 Executive Order<\/a> states it shall not adversely impact Veterans\u2019 benefits and does not apply to positions related to public safety, VA worked with the White House and Office of Personnel Management to develop this updated guidance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder President Trump\u2019s leadership, VA will always do what is necessary to provide America\u2019s Veterans with the benefits and services they have earned. The targeted hiring-freeze exemptions announced today underscore that fact,\u201d <strong>said VA Director of Media Affairs Morgan Ackley<\/strong>. <strong> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12678309_memo-hiring-freeze-guidance-signed.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">memo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12678309-tab-a-list-of-hiring-freeze-exempted-occupations.xlsx\" rel=\"noopener\">exemptions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/va-declares-hiring-freeze-exemptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. 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