US Looks at 8% Defense Budget Cut in Each of Next 5 Years, Washington Post Reports
The administration of President Donald Trump has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for 8% cuts to the defense budget in each of the next five years,
DOGE is getting lists of the military's probationary workers from the Pentagon
Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights as probationary hires are tallied
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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

Trump wants to make sure gold's still there at Fort Knox

Trump wants to know if there's gold in Fort Knox. (There is)
Musk to go to Fort Knox and see if gold is still there, Trump says
Trump vows to 'make sure' gold is at Fort Knox. Treasury Secretary says it's accounted for.
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The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/, File)
Trump wants to know if there’s gold in Fort Knox. (There is)
While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon. His response might be confusing to anyone who hasn’t spent the last several days monitoring Musk’s account on X.
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The potential consequences of Trump’s unprecedented Pentagon shakeup
Trump’s shakeup of Washington reached the Pentagon on Friday as he fired several top military leaders, including Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump selected retired Air Force Lt.
Trump purges Pentagon, puts MAGA pundit at FBI
President Donald Trump began the weekend by firing top military leaders including Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and ended it by announcing he was appointing right-wing pundit and podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI.
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.
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 agenda.
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 officials could set the U.S. up to better counter the growing threat from China.
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.
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.