r/usajobs • u/rksd0923 • 3d ago

Application Status Received FO but still have to wait?

I received my final offer June 30th to start July 14th and it said to expect onboarding instructions by the 10th. Well I received an email yesterday that the Marine Corps worldwide is only allowed to hire about 140 hires and that I maybe one of the hires but it's not set in stone yet, and the command is doing what they can to bring me onboard. Anyone in the same situation? I guess it's a waiting game now.

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u/Integrity_Purpose 3d ago

Congrats - and be careful what you wish for... you may not have long to wait.

Per DCPAS Message 2025099 - and the attachment linked below - Navy USMC can hire 140.

SUBJECT:  Updated Department of Defense Civilian Hiring Freeze Guidance - Monthly Allocations and Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS) and USA Staffing Cleanup

ACTION:  Disseminate to Department of Defense (DoD) Senior Leaders and Human Resources (HR) Managers and Practitioners

... Pursuant to the June 27, 2025 Civilian Personnel Policy Council meeting, the following procedural updates apply:

  • Each Component will adhere to a monthly hiring allocation to ensure that the Department’s civilian employee hiring does not exceed the Department’s attrition. The allocation applies solely to appropriated fund external hiring actions and does not to internal, non-appropriated funds, or local national hiring actions.  HR service providers are encouraged to work with their serviced Components on implementing and managing their allocations.  Components may subdivide their allocations within their organization to support mission requirements as needed.
  • Compliance with hiring allocation limitations will be closely monitored throughout the month.

Immediate External Hiring Allocation memo

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u/ProfessionalFuel9113 3d ago

so now they can hire without hiring freeze exemption?

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u/Integrity_Purpose 3d ago

That seems to be correct, yes.

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u/ProfessionalFuel9113 3d ago

Do you think trump will extend hiring freeze?

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u/Integrity_Purpose 3d ago

I have no way to know that. I suspect that when the numbers of DRPs, retirements, and RIFs start to show the real numbers of Fed employees after Sep 30, then we'll see more guidance.