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 civilian employees, with an initial tranche of 5,400 probationary workers who don’t have “mission-critical” roles expected to be terminated next week.
5,400 civilian workers on Pentagon chopping block
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Pentagon expected to fire over 5,000 civilian staffers next week
The Pentagon expected cuts are a fraction of the 50,000 job losses anticipated but they might not be the last.
Pentagon to fire 5,400 civilian employees in ‘initial’ purge
The dismissals will begin next week, officials said, and could expand to include tens of thousands of other workers throughout the Defense Department.
Pentagon announces thousands of civilian workers will be fired
In the latest round of cuts to the federal workforce, the Department of Defense announced 5,400 employees will be let go beginning next week. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports it comes as backlash to the cuts is growing,
Pentagon Expects to Fire Up to 8% of Its Civilian Workforce
The Pentagon expects to fire between 5 and 8% of its civilian workforce, with the first round of layoffs targeting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week, according to a Defense Department statement.
Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next week
The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place.
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The firings are the first of what is expected to be a vast wave of layoffs at the Defense Department.
The coming dismissals announced on Friday appear to be the first tranche, and target the easiest employees to fire. Workers on probation do not receive the same protections that many other federal ...
Pentagon says it will start firing 5,400 probationary civilian employees next week
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