Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations
- The Defense Department plans to cut about 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs, according to a senior defense official.
- Fewer than 21,000 employees will leave soon due to voluntary resignations, as noted by the same official.
- The department aims for a 5% to 8% reduction in a civilian workforce of over 900,000 workers.
- Some military veterans will be among the civilians let go, but the official could not estimate how many might be affected.
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Pete Hegseth unveils additional $580 million in savings
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that his department cut $580 million in “wasteful spending.” The Department of Government Efficiency is currently auditing federal departments, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seem to agree that defense spending is a problem, given that the Pentagon has failed six consecutive audits. “So today, I’m signing a memo directing the termination of over $580 million in DoD contracts, in grants…
Pentagon Eyes Deeper Cuts After 21,000 Opt to Resign | The Star News Network
by Brett Rowland The Pentagon is working toward deeper cuts to its civilian workforce after about 21,000 civilian employees volunteered for a federal Deferred Resignation Program. The department wants to cut 5% to 8% of civilian employees, or about 50,000 to 60,000 employees. Office of Personnel Management sent an email Jan. 28 to nearly all federal employees in the executive branch offering them a deferred resignation package – similar to a b…
Pentagon Eyes Deeper Cuts After 21,000 Opt to Resign - The Virginia Star
by Brett Rowland The Pentagon is working toward deeper cuts to its civilian workforce after about 21,000 civilian employees volunteered for a federal Deferred Resignation Program. The department wants to cut 5% to 8% of civilian employees, or about 50,000 to 60,000 employees. Office of Personnel Management sent an email Jan. 28 to nearly all federal employees in the executive branch offering them a deferred resignation package – similar to a b…
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