pentagon probationary employees

Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights

Pentagon to lay off about 5,400 probationary employees, possibly more

The Department of Defense expects to lay off more than 5,000 probationary employees starting next week, as the department complies with the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce.

CBS News · 1d

Pentagon to fire 5,400 probationary workers, institute hiring freeze

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, sources familiar with his plans told CBS News.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights as probationary hires are tallied

NPR reported one circulating memo called for an 8% cut to the department. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to confirm reports that the lists were submitted. The Office of Personnel Management did not respond to a request for comment.

IRS, Trump and Pentagon

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Donald Trump to Fire Thousands of Pentagon Employees Next Week

According to a press release, the cuts will primarily affect employees with one to two years of service who are "probationary."

BBC · 1d

Trump administration to cut thousands of jobs at Pentagon and IRS

The cuts targeting mostly new and recently promoted workers are part of the administration's push to shrink the federal work force.

Yahoo · 1d

IRS employee among those fired by Trump during tax season speaks out

President Trump is eliminating more than 6,700 at the Internal Revenue Service at the height of tax season. Nancy Cordes looks at the impact of the cuts on the workers and Americans who depend on them.

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 ...

Pentagon announces it plans to fire 5-8% of civilian workforce

The Pentagon announced Friday it plans to ultimately fire five to eight percent of the military’s approximately 950,000 ...

Military.com1d

Thousands of Pentagon Civilian Workers Will Be Fired Next Week as Trump Purge Begins

The massive round of firings is part of an "initial effort" to cut the Defense Department's civilian workforce by 5% to 8% ...

federalnewsnetwork.com2d

Governmentwide firings ‘devastating’ to probationary federal employees

The National Science Foundation fired 168 federal employees, marking one of many agencies who fired probationary feds at the ...

1don MSN

Hegseth previews Pentagon staffing cuts, targets probationary employees

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is preparing for a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian ...

Pentagon layoffs paused for now, official says

The Pentagon is pausing the impending cuts to probationary civilian employees that could have affected around 50,000 people working for the Defense Department, a U.S. official tells CBS News. Charlie ...

federalnewsnetwork.com2d

Firing of probationary employees called ‘self-defeating’

In a new online survey, more than 60% of Federal News Network readers who responded say they plan to stay in their jobs ...

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 ...

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