Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
The department has more than 945,000 civilian employees. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said 17 specific missions, such ...
What We Know About Pentagon Cuts: Defense Department Announces Thousands Of Layoffs—Starting Next Week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the ...
Questions over Oregon politician’s pay lead Defense Department to terminate agency funding
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, a Defense Department unit, issued notice Friday that it was ending funding ...
Defense Department firings expected to start soon, officials say
Pentagon agencies were told to submit lists of probationary employees after members of Elon Musk’s DOGE arrived, people ...
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Who’s Running the Defense Department?
The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.
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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 ...
Hegseth says DOGE welcome at Pentagon as Defense Department reviews military posture globally
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Pentagon did not push same "globalist agendas" as USAID but welcomed DOGE "partnership" ...
Elon Musk's US Department of Defense contracts
Elon Musk's companies have a variety of contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, highlighting the growing relationship ...
Defense officials fear impending Pentagon firings could break law and hurt military readiness
Some defense officials responsible for drafting lists of civilian Pentagon employees to be terminated as soon as this week ...