Army official says hiring freeze waiver is 'meeting' the service's need

By Connie Lee / February 13, 2017 at 10:30 AM
The waiver outlining exemptions to the federal hiring freeze of civilians is "meeting the need" the Army has for its commanders, according to the service's vice chief of staff. Appearing before the Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee Feb. 8, Gen. Daniel Allyn said the Army has "begun to triage our depots based on those temp and term hires that were about to expire" and that the Army has "worked through February." "We're just about through March and we find that...

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