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WASHINGTON 鈥?The federal government hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump as one of his first acts in office will be lifted Wednesday. But budget director Mick Mulvaney says many jobs will remain unfilled as the White House embarks on a government-wide effort to overhaul the executive branch and significantly reduce its workforce.Mulvaney told reporters Tuesday at a White House briefing that the move was part of the president campaign pledge to drain the swamp in Washington and save taxpayers money.It does not mean that the agencies will be free to hire willy-nilly, he said. What we ;re doing tomorrow is replacing the across-the-board hiring freeze that we put into place on Day One in office and replacing it with a smarter plan, a more strategic plan, a more surgical plan. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The president signed a memorandum in January freezing large portions of federal government hiring, while exempting the mi
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