This is how long the hiring freeze will last and the implications for federal employees, those with job offers and college graduates and students.

President Trump signed executive orders Monday freezing the hiring of federal workers and mandating a full-time return to in-office work for government employees. Why it matters: On Day 1, Trump is following through on his promise to overhaul the federal government, which employs hundreds of thousands of people in the Washington region.

Trump’s freeze this time around is set to expire after 90 days, though agencies will first have to submit plans—in consultation with OMB and Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency—to permanently reduce their rolls through efficiencies and attrition. The Internal Revenue Service will face a longer freeze, per Trump’s order.

Meanwhile, another set of orders involves federal workers. Aside from wanting workers to return to offices, the new president has ordered a hiring freeze. Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice on investing,

The president is throwing the federal government, and the welfare of the men and women who fought for the nation, into chaos

The acting Veterans Affairs secretary said in a Jan. 21 memo that the requested exemptions cover positions critical to the delivery of health care services.

A federal hiring freeze is a big deal in St. Louis, where the government is one of the area's biggest employers.