In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.

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

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

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