This is how long the hiring freeze will last and the implications for federal employees, those with job offers and college graduates and students.

President Donald Trump is requiring most federal employees to return to work in person full time, a move that is likely to spark backlash and legal challenges from unions.

President Donald Trump signed an order to temporarily freeze hiring for federal agencies and a mandate for federal employees to return to their offices. It was one of several executive orders signed on his inauguration day.

The president is throwing the federal government, and the welfare of the men and women who fought for the nation, into chaos

The acting Veterans Affairs secretary said in a Jan. 21 memo that the requested exemptions cover positions critical to the delivery of health care services.

A federal hiring freeze is a big deal in St. Louis, where the government is one of the area's biggest employers.