The Pentagon is trying to cut more than 5,000 civilian employees on probation starting next week to eventually shave up to 8% of the US military's civilian workforce, according to the building's top personnel officer. He said on Friday.
The shooting, part of the Trump administration's bid to block the federal workforce, is initially expected to affect around 5,400 probation workers, with Darrin Selnick making a statement with the Secretary of Defense for preparations He said he had acted.
“We expect to reduce the number of civilian workers in the sector by 5-8%, generate efficiency, refocus on the president's priorities and restore troop preparation,” Selnick said. “As part of this initial effort, we expect to see around 5,400 probation workers be released from next week. We will then further analyze HR needs while implementing employment freezes and always have all the laws. I will comply with the following.”
The announcement comes as defense authorities prepare for mass shootings. Internal communication across multiple military services over the past week has been instructed to compile a list of people who can let go and save, with trial workers (people hired within the past year) in the chopping block. I said there is a command.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegses previewed the layoffs on Thursday in a video posted on social media, saying “it is not in the public interest to preserve individuals whose contributions are not important to the mission.”
“Taxpayers deserve us to have a very thorough look at our workforce from top to bottom — and it's the best to see where we can find and eliminate redundancy. That's,” he added.
Hegseth also said the Pentagon can “put a hiring freeze” for all employees and it takes time to identify “performance-based standards.”
Earlier this week, CNN reported that the shooting could violate Title 10 Section 129A of the US Code. This is a law that requires the Pentagon chief to conduct a “appropriate analysis” of how major terminations affect the fatality and preparation of the US military. Start such a layoff.
However, for the time being, the Trump administration is likely to continue to move forward with a slash-and-burn approach to reducing the federal workforce through government efficiency.
There are no official figures for total shootings or layoffs, but it was known that thousands of federal employees were shown the doors last week in President Trump's first month, including 1,000 in the veterans division. Masu.
