President Donald Trump extended the federal government’s hiring freeze to July 15 in a memorandum signed Thursday. “No Federal civilian position that is presently vacant may be filled, and no new position may be created, except as otherwise provided for in this memorandum or required by applicable law,” Trump wrote.

According to a White House fact sheet on the memorandum, if the hiring freeze is not extended and expires on July 15, agencies will only be able to hire one employee for every fou

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to extend a federal hiring freeze, which was set to expire this month, through July, the White House said.