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Defense Department layoffs 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 familiar with the matter said.

The Trump administration has directed defense agencies to turn over a list of their probationary employees by the end of Tuesday, with the expectation that many could be laid off as soon as this week, according to five people familiar with the matter.

The directive coincides with the arrival at the Pentagon of personnel from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service, which has overseen the firing of thousands of probationary employees in other federal agencies and coordinated the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

It was not immediately clear whether any probationary employees in the Defense Department will be exempt from plans to reduce headcount, but the expectation is that many will not, people familiar with the matter said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

The Pentagon referred questions to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which has had a leading hand in reshaping the government during President Donald Trump’s first month in office. Spokespeople for OPM and DOGE did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

If implemented widely, cuts to probationary employees across the Defense Department could result in thousands of layoffs. The Pentagon, with a budget of more than $840 billion, is the federal government’s largest agency. It has about 950,000 civilian employees. Probationary employment for federal employees generally lasts for one year but can extend to two or three years in some positions.

The Pentagon also oversees about 1.3 million active-duty service members and nearly 800,000 more who are in the National Guard and Reserve, but the Trump administration has exempted service members from its sweeping budget cuts.

Musk’s involvement in Pentagon personnel and budgeting matters will also certainly raise questions about potential conflicts of interest. His companies have received billions of dollars in U.S. government contracts, including at the Defense Department, which has a growing interest in the capabilities offered by SpaceX. One contract alone for $1.8 billion was awarded to the company to help build a network of spy satellites for the Pentagon’s National Reconnaissance office in 2021, Reuters reported.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/18/pentagon-layoffs-musk-doge-trump/[/quote]

This is a very Trumpy population.  Doubly so if they are going to include WGs.  Will be very interesting to see how this one lands.[/quote]

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