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Pentagon, Trump and joint chiefs of staff

The New York Times · 15h

Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon

The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, broke a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman remains in place with a new president.

Wall Street Journal on MSN · 8h

Trump Fires Top Pentagon Officers in Sweeping Overhaul

The nominee to replace Gen. CQ Brown, the second Black officer to serve in the Pentagon’s senior military post, is a retired Air Force general.

Reuters on MSN · 17h

Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup

President Donald Trump on Friday fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of U.S. military leadership.

Pentagon, civilian workforce

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

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.

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.

USA Today · 1d

Pentagon expected to fire over 5,000 civilian staffers next week

The Pentagon expected cuts are a fraction of the 50,000 job losses anticipated but they might not be the last.

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Officials push back on claims of 'list' of generals Hegseth plans to fire at Pentagon

Officials are pushing back on the notion that the Department of Defense has a "list" of flag officers that Secretary Pete ...

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Pentagon to fire 5,400 workers, backlash builds to Trump downsizing effort

At a town hall meeting in Georgia, Republican Rep. McCormick heard catcalls and boos from voters as he tried to defend Musk's ...

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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 ...

2don MSN

Hegseth could fire some senior generals and admirals soon, sources say

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth could soon move to fire more than half a dozen generals and flag officers, according to two ...

2hon MSN

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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