Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.

How long will the federal hiring freeze last? Learn about its implications for government employees, job candidates, and college graduates.

President Trump signed an executive order last month enacting a hiring freeze for federal employees. The memorandum is set to expire in 90 days for every department and agency besides the Internal

Washington state is home to three national parks that rely on seasonal workers in the summer when there are hundreds of thousands of visitors.

Taxpayers should expect to receive their tax refunds within 21 days of filing if they file electronically, but that money could be delayed this year.

The Trump administration’s federal hiring freeze has stopped the onboarding of thousands of seasonal federal firefighters as the next fire season approaches.

Trump’s executive order that he signed on January 20 does offer an exemption to positions related to “public safety” but somehow firefighters do not apply. According to NBC’s conversations with people working within the Bureau of Land Management,