Pentagon to fire up to 61,000 workers, starting with 5,400 next week
After the first round of firings, DOD will launch a review intended to cut the civilian workforce by 5 to 8%, a personnel official said.
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After the first round of firings, DOD will launch a review intended to cut the civilian workforce by 5 to 8%, a personnel official said.
The dismissals are expected to be widespread, though commanders and agency leaders are scrambling to carve out exemptions for their own workers.
Money for “so-called ‘climate change’ and other woke programs” would move to Trump priorities.
Shorter, more frequent, better-planned availabilities are needed to reach the Navy’s 80%-deployability goal, Guertin said.
The unexpected sidelining of its director raises questions about the future of the satellite-acquisition “constructive disruptor.”
The National Nuclear Security Administration maintains the nuclear stockpile, counters terrorism, disposes of dangerous nuclear material, among other missions.
SecDef hints at pushback, but others worry about the team’s record of breaking into databases and making hasty cuts.
A “critically important” grid-resiliency project at Lawrence Livermore is on hold, along with other work, lab directors testify.
Presidential order coupled with deferred-resignation offer and hiring freeze created a perfect storm of stress.
The move reflects a GOP effort to steer the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency away from fighting disinformation and foreign influence.