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Elon Musk, Pentagon and Office of Personnel Management

Pentagon tells personnel not to respond to Musk-backed accomplishments email

The Department of Defense has instructed its personnel not to respond to a request from the Office of Personnel Management asking for a list of five things they accomplished in the last week. Federal workers across several agencies received an email from OPM asking them to document five things they accomplished in the past week,

Newsweek on MSN · 3h

Pentagon Tells Staff to Disregard Elon Musk's Demand

The Department of Defense posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday, telling Pentagon staff to disregard an email from billionaire Elon Musk that asked government employees to document in an email what they'd done in the last week.

Raw Story on MSN · 2h

Pentagon instructs DoD personnel to ignore Elon Musk's latest demand

X owner Elon Musk recently demanded that all federal employees send him an email outlining five things that they accomplished in the last week -- and he warned them that failure to do so would result in their termination.

DW on MSN · 1d

US: Pentagon to cut jobs as Elon Musk's DOGE faces backlash

The US Department of Defense will lay off employees as Elon Musk's DOGE continues to downsize the government. DOGE has sparked lawsuits and protests, with Republicans facing heat at town halls over the cost-cutting.

Pentagon, Pete Hegseth and Trump

RealClearPolitics · 5h

Hegseth: People In Pentagon Who Won't Follow Trump's Lawful Orders Will "Find The Door"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commented on reports of a "list" of officers he plans to remove from the Pentagon during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." SHANNON BREAM: OK. I got to ask you about this rumored list of people that you allegedly put together that were all going to be cleaned out.

Hosted on MSN · 5h

Hegseth defends Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists President Donald Trump ’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn't unusual, brushing aside outcry that the new administration is openly seeking to inject politics into the military.

The Boston Globe · 7h

Hegseth defends Pentagon firings, says more dismals may come

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing of the nation’s senior military officer and others at the Pentagon weren’t unusual despite accusations that the administration is injecting politics into the military.

Trump's Pentagon purge is attempt to politicize military

ABC · 8h

Democratic Sen. Reed: Trump's Pentagon purge is attempt to politicize the military

Sen. Jack Reed, ranking Democrat on Armed Services Committee, said Trump’s purge of senior Pentagon leaders is a threat to the nonpartisan nature of the military.

The Atlantic · 1d

Trump’s Military Purge Has Washington Asking ‘Who’s Next?’

The president fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as part of a stunning shake-up across the military’s senior ranks.

Axios · 5h

Trump's military firings leave some Democrats reeling

President Trump's firings of Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, Jr. and other top military leaders sends a "dangerous message" to service members about how the a

Pentagon, Civilian Workforce

CNN · 2d

Pentagon announces it plans to fire 5-8% of civilian workforce

The Pentagon announced Friday it plans to ultimately fire five to eight percent of the military’s approximately 950,000 civilian employees, with an initial tranche of 5,400 probationary workers who don’t have “mission-critical” roles expected to be terminated next week.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

Pentagon to fire 5,400 civilian employees in ‘initial’ purge

The dismissals will begin next week, officials said, and could expand to include tens of thousands of other workers throughout the Defense Department.

Bloomberg on MSN · 2d

Pentagon Expects to Fire Up to 8% of Its Civilian Workforce

The Pentagon expects to fire between 5 and 8% of its civilian workforce, with the first round of layoffs targeting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week, according to a Defense Department statement.

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CBS News · 1d

Pentagon to fire 5,400 probationary workers, institute hiring freeze

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, sources familiar with his plans told CBS News.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next week

The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place.

Washington Examiner · 2d

Pentagon to lay off about 5,400 probationary employees, possibly more

The Department of Defense expects to lay off more than 5,000 probationary employees starting next week, as the department complies with the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce.

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Trump’s targeting of Pentagon hits a nerve in POW/MIA recovery office

As Trump and Musk move to dismantle the federal workforce and cut spending, those tasked with repatriating missing Americans ...

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Start your week smart: Pope Francis, Pentagon purge, Federal firings, Hospital shooting, Gaza hostage release

Thursday On the heels of President Macron’s White House visit, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to meet with ...

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Obama fired top military officers to align Pentagon with his policy vision, now Trump set to do the same

President Obama fired top generals and commanders who did not align with his vision over the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, ...

Playbook: The Pentagon’s Friday night massacre

FRIDAY NIGHT MASSACRE — Last night, Trump ousted General C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It marked “an ...

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Fox News Host Confronts Pete Hegseth With Backlash to Pentagon Firings

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked by Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream about the recent firing of top lawyers for the ...

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REBECCA GRANT: Here's how the Pentagon purge can succeed

Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute and a military expert, writes that the sacking of key Pentagon ...

Trump Pushes Out Top U.S. General, Nominates Retired Three-Star

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would replace the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General C.Q. Brown ...

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