From one of my inside sources, I found out that the hiring freeze at the old government job might be on hiatus and they’re looking to fill some CS-2 positions. Aaron and I contacted our old employers to get together for some lunch tomorrow, and they ended up making reservations for 14 at the Mayflower. Aaron and I both know that this could be an important lunch, so we’ll be putting on the preppy clothes. We actually had to discuss what we’d be wearing, since we dress so similarly.

Haha…when you say that I think of the Family Guy flashback where Peter walks into the room and is wearing the same dress as Lois. “Well, one of us is going to have to change.” “Fine.”
Hahah, I remember that one.
The hiring freeze only applies to the creation of new positions or the reclassification of people to give them higher salaries/job titles without really changing their work.
If there is a position that exists and is vacant, or there is room in the salary budget, they can hire at will.