#federal hiring freeze

Hirono joins US senators calling for staff restoration in Taxpayer Advocate Service

US Sen. Mazie Hirono and 24 of her colleagues are calling on the Trump administration to restore staffing levels at the Taxpayer Advocate Service, an independent office within the Internal Revenue Service that helps taxpayers resolve disputes and secure refunds. In a letter sent to Treasury Secretary and acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent, the lawmakers […]

Hirono Calls for Exemption of Federal Hiring Freeze for Pearl Harbor

Hirono and a bipartisan group of Senators wrote to the Secretary of Defense calling for an exemption for Department of Navy shipyard civilian employees from the recent executive order that freezes federal hiring.