Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5
The move to purge content on diversity is part of Trump's broader executive order ending the federal government’s diversity, ...
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Pentagon to fire up to 61,000 workers, starting with 5,400 next week, says DOD
The cost-saving goal was announced in a statement released by Darin Selnick, who is temporarily serving as DOD’s personnel chief. The department employed 764,000 civilians as of June 2024 ...
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Defense Department Tells Employees to Pause Reply to Musk Email
The Department will coordinate responses to the email, Darin Selnick, who is performing duties for the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, said in a posting on X on Sunday.
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Thousands of Pentagon Civilian Workers Will Be Fired Next Week as Trump Purge Begins
after which we will implement a hiring freeze while we conduct a further analysis of our personnel needs," Darin Selnick, the man who is currently performing the duties of the under secretary of ...
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Pentagon to trim civilian workforce by up to 8%
Darin Selnick, performing the duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, said the U.S. Department of Defense will be re-evaluating its probationary workforce after President ...
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Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
Probationary periods tend to last a year but can be longer for certain positions. Mr. Selnick’s statement said that the department would institute a hiring freeze while officials conducted ...
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Pentagon prepares to fire thousands of civilian employees in dramatic culling
“It is simply not in the public interest to retain individuals whose contributions are not mission critical,” Darin Selnick, acting Defense undersecretary for personnel and readiness, said in ...
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Pentagon to fire 5,400 civilian employees in ‘initial’ purge
A senior Pentagon official, Darin Selnick, said in a statement late Friday that the Trump administration intends to cull its workforce by between 5 and 8 percent. With more than 900,000 civilian ...
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The Pentagon is looking to cut about 5,400 probationary workers starting this week; Why the U.S. is falling behind its enemies in cyberspace
Darin Selnick, who is performing the duties of undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, announced the plans in an email to reporters on Friday afternoon. “We expect approximately 5,400 ...
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Pentagon expects to fire more than 5,000 civilian probationary employees starting next week
after which we will implement a hiring freeze while we conduct a further analysis of our personnel needs,” said Darin Selnick, performing the duties of undersecretary of defense for personnel ...