Pentagon expected to fire over 5,000 civilian staffers next week
The Pentagon expected cuts are a fraction of the 50,000 job losses anticipated but they might not be the last.
Pentagon to fire 5,400 civilian employees in ‘initial’ purge
The dismissals will begin next week, officials said, and could expand to include tens of thousands of other workers throughout the Defense Department.
Pentagon Says It Will Cut 5,400 Probationary Workers Starting Next Week
The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place
Pentagon to fire 5,400 probationary workers, institute hiring freeze
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, sources familiar with his plans told CBS News.
Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
The Pentagon said on Friday that it would fire 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week, in the first of what officials say will likely be a wave of much larger layoffs at the Defense Department,
Pentagon says it will start firing 5,400 probationary civilian employees next week
The Pentagon said on Friday it would start firing about 5,400 civilian employees who were on probation, the first moves by President Donald Trump's administration at the department to make good on its promise to reduce the federal workforce.
Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to ...
Hegseth’s proposed Pentagon cuts, firing of generals: What to know
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result ...
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Democrats reject decades of policy as they fight against Hegseth’s Pentagon cuts
Attempting to combat media narratives and obstructionism, Hegseth has insisted that he is merely moving money around in the ...
Pentagon to lay off about 5,400 probationary employees, possibly more
The Department of Defense expects to lay off more than 5,000 probationary employees starting next week, as the department ...
Defense leaders ordered to find budget cuts to ‘align with the president’s priorities’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump gave his department “clear marching orders: revive warrior ethos, rebuild our ...
Senior Pentagon official acknowledges budget cuts under consideration
A senior Pentagon official on Wednesday acknowledged the agency was considering major budget cuts to the tune of 8 percent ...
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Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year
The cuts would be as drastic as sequestration in 2013, the law passed by Congress that forced the armed services to cut $56 ...
Pentagon looks to offset $50B in spending for Trump priorities
The Pentagon plans to move some money around to pay for President Donald Trump's military priorities, including building an ...
Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts to fund Trump military priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next ...
Hegseth orders Pentagon to make plans for major budget cuts to align with Trump DOGE priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to develop plans for cutting 8% from the Department of Defense budget ...