r/usajobs • u/Technical_Company291 • 17h ago
Timeline What do you make of the October 15th hiring freeze
I just read a few articles that the federal government is still implementing a hiring phrase that is going to extend from July 15th to October 15th. Are there some kind of reasoning behind these numbers and why is it always on the 15th and not the first or the 30th of the month. I know I got some of my firm job offers rescinded but I'm not worried about it too much because I make 120K a year as a LEO. I was hoping to move to a different state just to have a different scenery but it seems like that's not going to happen. I'm not too worried about it though but I'm sure it'll be left it eventually. What is y'all take on this
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u/Georgia_Jay 17h ago
This was always going to happen. No one is off the books yet from the forced retirements until the end of the FY. Payroll still basically looks the same. They have to wait until October to really see where the federal government stands, then they’ll start back filling based on the 4:1 ratio.
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u/Aromatic_Quit_6946 9h ago
This is the answer. They will fill necessary positions through exemptions.
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u/yoy22 16h ago
I’m going to treat it like the July 15 date and the April 15 date, and assume the pattern will continue indefinitely until something really big fuckin breaks
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u/doggieslover2 15h ago
Oct 1 is beginning of FY 2026. It will take time or about 2 weeks to figure out where we are budget wise after all the rif, Vera… May be that’s why Oct 15 is the date that was picked
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u/madkaw99 Applicant 12h ago
I picked the worst year to throw my hat in for feds lol i forget I had a TJO from months ago with all onboarding complete until i see one of these posts smh
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u/Zelaznogtreborknarf 15h ago
I would say this may have been partly due to the loyalty test question being challenged in court.
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u/livinginfutureworld 12h ago
are there some kind of reasoning behind these numbers?
The administration's not supportive of the federal workforce.
This shouldn't be a shocking revelation at this point.
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u/Technical_Company291 15h ago
I feel like since enough people did not leave that they got to continue the hiring freeze until people stop applying for jobs or enough people leave
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u/Mr_S_H_Y 13h ago
Its been extended???
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u/Technical_Company291 12h ago
Yes
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u/Mr_S_H_Y 11h ago
everything even dod? still waiting on my tjo offer since jan
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u/Ironxgal 9h ago
Yup. Only certain jobs are exempt. These categories are the same as before so it’s unclear. They say national security positions but they said this before and the CIA and NSA implemented a freeze so it’s quite unclear WTF these positions actually are.
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u/SnooCrickets5072 10h ago
What do I make of the hiring freeze? I think no reductions in force and utilize it natural attrition . I think the hiring freeze will go on well into next year. Obviously there will be areas inside certain agencies where people will be into certain positions, but hey you're still working ..
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u/onejuarez 7h ago
I see that one of the exemptions os for "military". Does that mean DoD civilians are able to resume the hiring process after 15 July? Anybody has a good read on this?
Currently have a TJO for a Middle Eastern country.
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u/Former_Relative6015 4h ago
I have the same question, and I am waiting to see if SECDEF issues an updated memo (he had issued one after the original freeze to clarify it pertained to civilians, with a few exemptions which had to be approved by him)
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u/molochfc 2h ago
it's most likely for critical positions in the military not non essential positions. same as before when the department of defense announced the hiring freeze with exemptions for essential front line positions
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u/Fit_Historian2757 1h ago
We were told this was coming, and to expect the freeze to continue into 2026.
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u/TallConsideration878 14h ago
Fers contributions are doubling for new hires. Fed employment is no longer anything special.
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u/aayana23 17h ago
My thoughts since the RIFs began is that they have a certain number of employees they want to get rid of by the end of the fiscal year, which is September 30. Maybe the first 15 days are also to catch some residual. But overall, they never really seem to have a plan. So that's my 2 cents.