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 ...
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 ...
NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund calls on Congress to reject McMahon for Education Department
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is pressing its call for the Senate to reject Linda McMahon to lead the Department of ...
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 ...
Defense Secretary Hegseth working with DOGE to cut the 'BS'
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a video Thursday detailing oncoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...
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As Defense preps for mass firings, Hegseth says a hiring freeze and more firings are coming
SecDef says a "reevaluation of our probationary workforce" will be followed by a wider dismissal of "redundancies" and ...
Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.' ...
In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
As the Trump administration works on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, the flurry of activity has stretched ...
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 ...
As Elon Musk eyes Defense Department, conflicts of interest, accounting issues loom
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Elon Musk was 'welcome' to the Pentagon. How will he approach its deep budget problems ...
Defense secretary orders military to prepare for major budget cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years ...
DOGE meets with Pentagon officials to plan cuts at the biggest U.S. department
DOGE representatives attended meetings at the Pentagon on Friday, according to two defense officials, marking the start of their next cost-cutting project.