What We Know About Pentagon Cuts: Defense Department Announces Thousands Of Layoffs—Starting Next Week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the Pentagon.
Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
The department has more than 945,000 civilian employees. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said 17 specific missions, such as military operations at the southwestern border, would be exempt from the 8 percent cuts in the defense budget he has ordered for each of the next five years.
Defense Department firings expected to start soon, officials say
Pentagon agencies were told to submit lists of probationary employees after members of Elon Musk’s DOGE arrived, people familiar with the matter said.
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 President Trump's priorities.
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
Department of Defense to layoff thousands of employees
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the Department of Defense plans to cut anywhere from 5-8% of its civilian workforce, which could result in the firings of around 1,500 people.
The Department of Defense is publicly telling staff to ignore the DOGE team's 'what did you do last week' email requests
The Pentagon told employees to "pause any response" to the email, saying it would be the authority to conduct staff reviews.
Questions over Oregon politician’s pay lead Defense Department to terminate agency funding
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, a Defense Department unit, issued notice Friday that it was ending funding ...
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As Defense preps for mass firings, Hegseth says a hiring freeze and more firings are coming
SecDef says a "reevaluation of our probationary workforce" will be followed by a wider dismissal of "redundancies" and ...
Defense officials fear impending Pentagon firings could break law and hurt military readiness
Some defense officials responsible for drafting lists of civilian Pentagon employees to be terminated as soon as this week ...
Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.' ...
Pentagon orders budget revamp to reinvest $50 billion into Trump defense priorities
The review could set the stage for Defense Secretary Hegseth to follow through with goals to invest more in the Asia-Pacific ...
In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
As the Trump administration works on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, the flurry of activity has stretched ...
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White House eyes 8% cut to defense budget to boost Trump priorities
The move could reduce defense spending projections by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years.
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Defense Department Burns Elon Musk With Defiant Statement on X Telling Employees to Ignore His Email Demand to Justify Their Jobs
The email Elon Musk directed to be sent to all federal employees is getting pushback from President Donald Trump's appointed ...