Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the Pentagon.

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, 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.

The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a new level of chaos and confusion within the beleaguered federal workforce

The Pentagon said on Friday it would start firing about 5,400 civilian employees who were on probation, the first moves by President Donald Trump's administration at the department to make good on its promise to reduce the federal workforce.

The dismissals will begin next week, officials said, and could expand to include tens of thousands of other workers throughout the Defense Department.

As Trump and Musk move to dismantle the federal workforce and cut spending, those tasked with repatriating missing Americans fear their mission is in jeopardy.

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the firings of two additional senior officers.

U.S. officials say Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military's probationary employees.

Palantir stock extended its slide over ongoing concerns of potential Pentagon budget cuts impacting the software company's revenue.