The following is a Feb. 1, 2017 memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work that includes a list of Defense Department jobs that are exempt from President Donald Trump’s Jan. 23 federal government hiring freeze.
Document: Defense Department Exemptions to Federal Hiring Freeze
February 2, 2017 12:19 PM

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