Trump Administration Implements Loyalty Tests for Federal Hiring
OPM’s Merit Hiring Plan requires applicants at GS-05 level and above to write four 200-word essays including how they would advance Trump’s policy …
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- Lynch - OPM's hiring plan includes blatant loyalty test (2025-06-02)
- Critics warn of loyalty test in new White House hiring guidelines (2025-06-02)
- Loyalty Tests and MAGA Checks - Inside the Trump White House's Intense Screening of Job-Seekers (2025-01-25)
- Upcoming Questions on Federal Job Applications Decried as Trump Loyalty Test (2025-06-03)
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