# Hiring Freeze for Contractors **URL:** \ **Category:** INVESTIGATORS\ **Created:** [April 17, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512 "2025-04-17T22:44:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Retired1811](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/retired1811/32/2026_2.png) [@Retired1811](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Retired1811)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/1 "2025-04-17T22:44:45Z")
Anyone seeing a slow down in investigations for contractors as a result of the freeze? ---
**Author:** ![Duetoerror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Duetoerror](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Duetoerror)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/2 "2025-04-17T22:55:46Z")
What company has a freeze, or is it 1099? This is the first I’ve heard about it. ---
**Author:** ![investigator721](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@investigator721](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/investigator721)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/3 "2025-04-18T00:46:08Z")
Nope. No effect in my area yet. ---
**Author:** ![Amberbunny2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Amberbunny2](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Amberbunny2)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/4 "2025-04-19T20:34:53Z")
I know our agency just announced no term extensions or renewals…and…we are going to relook contracts for efficiencies. Our 50% staffing cut underway now, and yet another budget cut 1 October. My contract team of 5 is constantly looked at for reduction. I’m grateful their production is indisputable, having developed over 5k pages of new training material. But I still need keep the budget buzzards at bay. ---
**Author:** ![Weeble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@Weeble](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Weeble)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/5 "2025-04-21T06:24:34Z")
What is the current hiring climate for investigators? I see so many positions on Peraton, CACI, Xcelerate, etc. It seems they are hiring like crazy but who is being investigated? ---
**Author:** ![Duetoerror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Duetoerror](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Duetoerror)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/6 "2025-04-21T14:43:55Z")
Work has been low since 9/24. I thought it was the fiscal year bs they always use as an excuse but it hasn’t really picked up since then. So not as many are being investigated since 9/24. Prior to 9/24 work was moderate to heavy. ---
**Author:** ![pjr218](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/pjr218/32/2644_2.png) [@pjr218](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/pjr218)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/8 "2025-04-21T17:28:54Z")
Could work be slower because of the increase of telephone/VTC? Cases are getting done quicker now. ---
**Author:** ![Duetoerror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Duetoerror](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Duetoerror)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/9 "2025-04-21T17:41:33Z")
Good point. That’s probably a huge factor. ---
**Author:** ![HR2C](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/hr2c/32/1719_2.png) [@HR2C](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/HR2C)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/10 "2025-04-21T18:44:45Z")
My work has not slowed down and my company is still actively hiring investigators. ---
**Author:** ![Duetoerror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Duetoerror](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Duetoerror)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/11 "2025-04-21T18:50:20Z")
I’m 1099-the overflow department, so not much of an overflow for a good while. ---
**Author:** ![Wtpd1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Wtpd1](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Wtpd1)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/hiring-freeze-for-contractors/20512/12 "2025-04-21T19:26:15Z")
Probably the 1099 contractors or Sub Contractors to the Primes. I am not seeing any slowdown