Axios: Scoop: Trump hiring freeze hit anti-terrorism jobs

Recruitment for anti-terrorism posts at the Treasury Department was halted last month, despite a carveout in President Trump's hiring freeze for national security jobs.

Why it matters: Treasury's Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) office tracks terrorist and criminal financing and is responsible for enforcing a wide range of government sanctions.

• Democrats pushed Treasury last month to detail the extent of the freeze, as Axios scooped.
• Treasury rescinded all job offers at the TFI office for people who were scheduled to start after Feb. 8, according to a letter sent from the department to Senate Democrats late last week.
• Treasury has begun to reassess the interest of candidates for jobs that fall within the national security exemption for the hiring freeze.

The big picture: Democrats have hammered Trump and Elon Musk for their approach to slicing federal agencies, arguing the administration has cut positions and programs without a clear understanding of the consequences.

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