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Trump takes on federal workforce of 2.8 million that's showing signs of stress

  • Written by David E. Lewis, William R Kenan, Jr Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science; Co-director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions., Vanderbilt University
imagePresident Donald Trump signs an executive order implementing a federal government hiring freeze.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

On Jan. 20, President Trump became the head of a sprawling federal bureaucracy. His first major actions as manager were to freeze federal hiring, curb the public statements of federal scientists and reportedly ask the senior...

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