Policy

Pentagon to fire up to 61,000 workers, starting with 5,400 next week

After the first round of firings, DOD will launch a review intended to cut the civilian workforce by 5 to 8%, a personnel official said.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: DOD firings on hold, for now; Acquisition-policy shift; More US-Russia talks; Air Force One, accelerating?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

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 wider dismissal of "redundancies" and "underperformers."

  • Eric Katz and Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Congress, DOGE seek DOD cuts; US, Russia warm ties in talks; US drones over Mexico; Nuke-stockpile workers fired, rehired; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
Policy

Trump administration fires hundreds of nuclear-security employees, sources say

The National Nuclear Security Administration maintains the nuclear stockpile, counters terrorism, disposes of dangerous nuclear material, among other missions.

  • Alexandra Kelley
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Start negotiations immediately’; Gabbard, intel chief; 5K troops at border; State Dept.’s armored Teslas?; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Return-to-work order created ‘panic’ among military-spouse federal workers

Presidential order coupled with deferred-resignation offer and hiring freeze created a perfect storm of stress.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

Teach how to think, not what to think

Professional military schools should not go overboard in interpreting the SecDef’s anti-DEI memo.

  • Paula Thornhill
Threats

The D Brief: Air Force efforts, on hold; Desk deficits as workers return; Foreign-aid monitoring, slashed; It’s Fort Bragg again; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: DOD plane crash kills 4 in the Philippines; Navy pauses SAPR training; Google jumps back into military AI; Musk-Trump’s ‘Deferred resignation’ deadline delayed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Policy

Navy pauses sexual-assault prevention and response training

The SAPR program is still active, but training has been halted to check for compliance with new executive orders.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Resignation deal offered to CIA; Trump’s Gaza pitch; Assault on USAID; Marines alter F-35 plan; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Hegseth stands up anti-DEI task force

Some of the task force’s targets, like quotas and discriminatory promotion policies, don’t exist.

  • Meghann Myers
Policy

Feds shouldn't take ‘deferred resignation’ offer, warn employee groups, Democrats, experts

They say the purported severance package may lack a legal underpinning—and that Trump and Musk have been accused of reneging on promises to employees.

  • Eric Katz and Erich Wagner
Threats

The D Brief: WH offers buyout to Feds; F-35 crash in Alaska; Army contracting update; Trump and Hegseth vs. Milley; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Policy

Air Force shutters quality of life working groups as Trump takes over the Pentagon

The groups had remained active, and even expanded, during Trump’s first term.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Hegseth said he settled sexual assault accusation for $50,000

The 2020 settlement by Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was revealed in response to Sen. Warren’s confirmation questions.

  • Grace Panetta
Policy

Pentagon, agencies must end telework, remote work in 30 days, OPM says

There are exceptions for military spouses and employees with disabilities in the policy, which DOGE leaders have touted as a way to shrink the federal civilian workforce.

  • Erich Wagner
Policy

Trump administration to lay off all federal employees in DEI offices

The president has ordered federal agencies to immediately cease all DEI-related activities.

  • Eric Katz
Policy

Trump repeals protections for transgender service members

Inauguration-day move clears way to limit their right to serve.

  • Meghann Myers
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