Pentagon firings to begin next week in effort to cut up to 8 percent of civilian workforce

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Fort Bragg community braces for potential civilian job cuts

The Pentagon is considering a major cut to civilian employees -- between 5% and 8% of the workforce. And 14,000 of them work at Fort Bragg.

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Pentagon to fire up to 61,000 workers, starting with 5,400 next week, says DOD

After the first round of firings, the Defense Department will launch a review intended to cut the civilian workforce by 5 to 8%, an official said.

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Pentagon firings to begin next week in effort to cut up to 8 percent of civilian workforce

The Pentagon seeks to cut more than 5,000 civilian employees on probation status beginning next week in a bid to eventually shave off up to 8 percent of the U.S. military’s civilian workforce, the building’s top personnel official said Friday. The firings, part of the Trump administration’s bid to gut the federal workforce, is expected to initially…

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On Friday, the Pentagon announced cuts of 5,400 jobs as part of President Donald Trump's initiative to reduce the federal apparatus. This decision comes a day after some Republican lawmakers faced criticism from voters who are outraged by such drastic measures. Reuters writes about this. The cuts are expected to take place next week and are only part of an estimated 50,000 layoffs at the Department of Defense. According to official Derin Selnick…

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The Pentagon To Lay Off 5,400 Civilian Workers - More Job Cuts May Follow

A 5 to 8% reduction of the Pentagon’s civilian workforce is to be undertaken, commencing with a layoff notice next week for 5,400 probationary employees, affirmed by the Department of Defense (DoD) representative. Reasons for These Layoffs The firings came as one part of a much bigger scheme to save money and align military priorities...

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DOD plans to cut civilian workforce 5%-8% under new Trump efficiency plan

The Defense Department is planning to reduce its civilian workforce between 5% and 8%, according to a statement from a senior defense official, who also announced the coming planned termination of about 5,400 probationary workers next week and a DOD-wide hiring freeze. The total DOD civilian workforce is over 700,000 worldwide, according to the Government Accountability Office, meaning a 5% cut would be 35,000 jobs, while an 8% cut would be 56,0…