Hegseth signs memo for cuts to Pentagon civilian workforce

Defense Department to offer new round of voluntary resignations, retirements. There are few details

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is going to offer a new round of voluntary resignations and retirements to the civilian workforce, but details are slim. In a brief memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon would “immediately” offer voluntary early retirements and begin another deferred resignation plan. He warned that “exemptions should be rare,” but provided no specifics on what the offers will look like or say whether the…

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Senior Defense Department leaders have less than two weeks to submit proposals to shrink and reorganize their commands, agencies, and departments, Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a Friday memo that also proffered early-retirement and deferred-resignation deals to eligible civilian employees. Titled “Initiating the Workforce Acceleration and Recapitalization Initiative,” the memo orders senior Pentagon leaders, combatant commanders, and defense ag…

DOD reopens deferred resignation program, offers early retirements in effort to cut civilian workforce

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hagset has signed a memorandum that provides for the reduction of civilian personnel at the Pentagon.

Defense secretary announces early retirement program

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo, paving the way for a voluntary retirement program for eligible civilian employees. The move is in line with planned layoffs at the Department of Defense. The memo does not specify a targeted percentage for layoffs, saying only that changes are required to “to put the department on ready footing to deter our enemies and fight for peace.” On Tuesday, a senior defense official told reporters that the Pe…

Pete Hegseth orders Pentagon cuts

The Department of Defense is to "realign" the size of its workforce and "restructure" it to "supercharge our American warfighters."