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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of ...

The massive round of firings is part of an "initial effort" to cut the Defense Department's civilian workforce by 5% to 8% ...

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

A debate is brewing in Congress over the future of the defense budget as Republicans look to add up to $150 billion more to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump gave his department “clear marching orders: revive warrior ethos, rebuild our ...

Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Virginia Mayo, Associated Press Hegseth moves to shake up the Pentagon DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH is moving to overhaul the Pentagon ...

Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to ...

Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers overwhelmingly voted down a tentative agreement for a new contract earlier this month.

The Pentagon is looking to identify about $50 billion of "Biden-legacy programs" to cut so that funding can be repurposed for Trump's agenda.

Some lawmakers are decrying the call from the Trump administration for sweeping cuts to the defense budget, while others see ...

Read about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's order to find $50 billion in the FY26 budget proposal that could be redirected.