Pentagon lays off 5,400 civilian workers, with tens of thousands more firings due

<p>Pete Hegseth supports cuts of up to 8% of civilian workforce as Trump bids to institute massive government cuts</p><p>The Pentagon announced plans Friday to fire 5-8% of its civilian workforce, staring next week with layoffs of 5,400 probationary workers, a Department of Defense official said in a <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4074278/dod-probationary-workforce-statement/">statement</a>.</p><p>The initial civilian layoffs will be followed by a Department of Defense hiring freeze to analyze the military’s personnel needs in compliance with Donald Trump’s political goals, Darin Selnick, the acting under-secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said in the statement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/pentagon-layoffs-civilian-workers">Continue reading...</a>