5,400 civilian workers on Pentagon chopping block
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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 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 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 prepares to fire thousands of civilian employees in dramatic culling
The Pentagon plans to fire 5,400 civilian employees next week as the largest federal agency seeks to eliminate 8 percent of its civilian workforce, the department announced Friday. The sweeping cuts — which could eventually extend to around 50,
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.
Pentagon announces thousands of civilian workers will be fired
In the latest round of cuts to the federal workforce, the Department of Defense announced 5,400 employees will be let go beginning next week. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports it comes as backlash to the cuts is growing,
‘Indiscriminate’ Pentagon cuts unnerve Democrats
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Democratic senators want more details on costs and impact of border mission
Democratic senators want more details on the costs and impact of the border mission and migrant detentions at Guantanamo.
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Pentagon announces coordinated border patrols with Mexican military amid push for immigration control
The Pentagon announced coordinated patrols with ... This month, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) helicopter was targeted by a laser from the Mexican side of the border.
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The potential consequences of Trump’s unprecedented Pentagon shakeup
Trump’s shakeup of Washington reached the Pentagon on Friday as he fired several top military leaders, including Air Force ...
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Lawmakers press Hegseth about cost, morale, readiness impact of border operations
DoD has estimated that the southern border operations will cost $1 billion over eight months. GAO found DoD didn't have reliable cost estimates in the past.
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Trump Firings of Inspectors General Violated Federal Law, Pentagon and VA Watchdogs Say in New Lawsuit
The IGs allege that Trump failed to notify Congress about the firings at least 30 days before they occurred and did not ...
Noem makes aggressive new move to ramp up arrests, deportations of illegal immigrants
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem signed a memo this week that deputizes up to 600 State Department officials to act as immigration ...
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Questioning U.S. Readiness for Deepfake Attacks
The DHS alert, in a 99-page report titled “Impacts of Adversarial Use of Generative AI on Homeland Security,” came out in the waning days of the Biden Administration and used the Pentagon deepfake as ...
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Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights as probationary hires are tallied
WASHINGTON − The Defense Department has sent lists of its probationary employees to the Trump administration, according to a senior official, as the Pentagon braces for layoffs that have rocked ...