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US Defense Secretary Hegseth signs memo to shrink Pentagon’s civilian workforce

Published on March 29, 2025 at 04:17 PM

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a memorandum aimed at shrinking the Department of Defense’s civilian workforce.

This was disclosed in a memo released on Friday.

According to the memo, the reduction in civilian positions will increase resources to areas “where we need them most,”; and help “supercharge our American warfighters”.

It added that the move reactivated the deferred resignation program and offered voluntary early retirement for all eligible employees.

“Exemptions should be rare,”; Hegseth said in the memo.

“My intent is to maximize participation so that we can minimize the number of involuntary actions that may be required to achieve the strategic objectives.”;

In January, employees were previously offered buyouts and early resignations as part of a program.

The memo, however, did not specify the number of civilian positions to be cut, but the department announced in February it planned to ultimately let go 5 to 8 per cent of the military’s approximately 950,000 civilian employees.

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