US Edition‘A large hit’: Space Force losing almost 14% of civilian workforce
- By early 2025, the U.S. Space Force has seen its civilian workforce decrease by nearly 14%, a reduction driven mainly by early retirements and resignations.
- This reduction stems from the Trump administration's initiative to shrink the Defense Department's civilian employee count by 5% to 8%.
- Space Force civilians, comprising about one-third of its personnel, provide technical skills and expertise that active-duty members do not have.
- Gen. Chance Saltzman testified that the civilian workforce is now nearly 1,000 people smaller than planned and that even a 10% reduction constitutes "a large hit."
- The cuts have raised concerns about the Space Force's ability to support new missions and acquisitions, with leaders warning the workforce reduction has an outsized impact.
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The Trump Administration Is Gutting the Space Force
The Trump administration has slashed the US Space Force's workforce by almost 14 percent, a dramatic cut that could have an enormous impact on the smallest and youngest branch of the US Armed Forces. As Defense One reports, early retirement and voluntary-resignation programs, both widely used tactics by the newly-minted Trump administration to slash government budgets, are having an "outsized impact" on the Space Force. According to chief of spa…
DISA losing 10% of its civilian workforce
The Defense Information Systems Agency is losing nearly 10% of its civilian workers due to the deferred resignation program and early retirements, as the Defense Department continues its efforts to reduce the size of its civilian workforce, the agency’s director said today. Army Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton, who leads the agency and serves as the commander of the Defense Department Information Network’s Joint Force Headquarters, said the downsizing is…
Saltzman: Space Force underfunded for space control, other new missions
The Space Force intends to make defending the military from on-orbit threats a top priority in the coming years. But the service’s top official warned lawmakers that the mission — coupled with a slew of other additional requirements — is challenged by limited resources. “Despite the dramatic rise in threats and increasing importance of space over the last few budget cycles, the Space Force has experienced shrinking resources. This disconnect bet…
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