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State Department plans deeper-than-anticipated staff cuts
Some 3,400 jobs are now expected to be eliminated starting on June 2, up from around 2,000.
Trump’s Pentagon-personnel nominee wants to curb DOGE data access
But Anthony Tata, a retired Army general, couldn’t outrun past inflammatory and social media posts during his confirmation hearing.
Hegseth orders elimination of 10% of general, admiral jobs
Memo also orders the elimination of one-fifth of 4-star posts. No deadline, few guidelines given for shakeup.
Ideological purges reduce deterrence, readiness, and effectiveness. Just ask Stalin
Banning transgender servicemembers will have effects far beyond the careers of a few thousand troops.
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State to slash 15% of domestic staff, eliminate 132 offices
Layoffs are expected by July 1. No overseas posts are yet affected.
There’s no more DEI at DOD, watchdog finds
But most of the roles were eliminated last year by an act of Congress.
Canceled: Pentagon terminates IT service contracts
Defense Secretary opts to rely on federal workers instead of third-party consulting firms Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen Hamilton.
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DOD, other agencies may once again fire probationary employees en masse, court rules
An appeals court removed a stay on Wednesday, echoing a Supreme Court ruling one day earlier.
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Pentagon can re-fire some probationary workers, Supreme Court says
High court says non-profits who sued to block firings lacked standing—but a second lawsuit is still pending.
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‘What a mess for me and many others’: DOD’s murky hiring freeze has civilians in limbo
Some employees are still living in hotels, their belongings shipped overseas.
Administration, unions trade lawsuits over ‘national security' order to reduce feds' rights
U.S. agencies have asked a Trump-appointed judge to uphold a ban on unions for Defense civilians and two-thirds of the federal workforce.
