DOGE looks at making cuts at Department of Defense

What We Know About Pentagon Cuts: Defense Department Announces Thousands Of Layoffs—Starting Next Week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the Pentagon.
Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
The department has more than 945,000 civilian employees. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said 17 specific missions, such as military operations at the southwestern border, would be exempt from the 8 percent cuts in the defense budget he has ordered for each of the next five years.
DOGE looks at making cuts at the Department of Defense
The Department of Defense's $850 billion is set to be scrutinized by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as it continues its cost-cutting campaign.
Hegseth says DOGE welcome at Pentagon as Defense Department reviews military posture globally
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Pentagon did not push same "globalist agendas" as USAID but welcomed DOGE "partnership" to find billions in waste.
Defense secretary suggests department climate programs for budget cuts
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pinpointed climate change programs as a potential place for the Department of Government Efficiency to cut Department of Defense spending while traveling in Germany this week.
DOGE budget cuts expected to impact Pentagon
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly getting ready to remove several senior officials and top generals.
Defense Department firings expected to start soon, officials say
Pentagon agencies were told to submit lists of probationary employees after members of Elon Musk’s DOGE arrived, people ...
Donald Trump's 'Iron Dome for America' defense order shakes up StratCom's nuke plans
One of President Donald Trump's first executive orders calls for construction of a new missile defense shield called "Iron Dome America." It has planners at Offutt-based U.S. Strategic Command busy.
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Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights as probationary hires are tallied
WASHINGTON − The Defense Department has sent lists of its probationary employees to the Trump administration, according to a senior official, as the Pentagon braces for layoffs that have rocked ...
Oregon’s latest plan to reduce public defense crisis makes it worse, analysis says
According to the analysis, the public defense commission’s plan “will significantly increase the magnitude and duration of ...
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As Defense preps for mass firings, Hegseth says a hiring freeze and more firings are coming
SecDef says a "reevaluation of our probationary workforce" will be followed by a wider dismissal of "redundancies" and ...
Defense officials fear impending Pentagon firings could break law and hurt military readiness
Some defense officials responsible for drafting lists of civilian Pentagon employees to be terminated as soon as this week ...
As Elon Musk eyes Defense Department, conflicts of interest, accounting issues loom
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Elon Musk was "welcome" to the Pentagon. How will he approach its deep budget problems ...