"Those who we need, who are the best and brightest, are going to stay. Those who are under performers — won't," said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The massive round of firings is part of an "initial effort" to cut the Defense Department's civilian workforce by 5% to 8% ...
The dismissals will begin next week, officials said, and could expand to include tens of thousands of other workers ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is preparing for a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian ...
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 ...
Some defense officials responsible for drafting lists of civilian Pentagon employees to be terminated as soon as this week ...
Federal employment attorneys say probationary employees who were fired can apply for unemployment insurance and have other ...
ToplineThe federal government may begin removing probationary employees from the Department of Defense in the coming days, ...