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The Pentagon is starting a civilian hiring freeze, effective immediately, Bloomberg News is reporting Wednesday. The move is related to the budget sequester that will take effect in March if Congress and the White House don’t act to turn off the sequester or replace its automatic spending cuts. While expected — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta … Continue reading
Pentagon / Civilian defense workers at risk of layoffs by thousands
The 113th Congress‘ most pressing defense-related concern will be the military’s budget, despite the previous Congress having averted the so-called “fiscal cliff.” Come March 1, automatic spending cuts will begin slicing $500 billion from the Pentagon’s budget over the next 10 years — and prompting layoffs for as many as 800,000 civilian Defense Department workers. … Continue reading
Pentagon: Automatic cuts could wipe out nearly 1 million jobs
The report, by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), is the latest in a growing heap of studies warning of dire economic consequences if policymakers fail to avert about $100 billion in cuts to the Pentagon and nondefense programs next year. Across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to hit the Pentagon in January would eliminate nearly 1 … Continue reading
U.S. DOD | Possible layoffs of 24,000 enlisted personnel and 5,000 officers in Army
A Pentagon official signaled on Wednesday that the Army could lay off as many as 24,000 enlisted personnel and up to 5,000 officers within five years to meet a projected reduction in the force driven by budget cuts and the winding down of two wars. Pressed on the possibility of involuntary terminations, Thomas Lamont, an … Continue reading
DoD to open 14,000 Army jobs to women – Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Army Times
A new Pentagon policy will open 14,000 — mostly Army — combat-related jobs to women, but only after Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno pushed the Army to go further. Critics call the new policy a “baby step” that merely aligns policy with reality without significantly advancing equality within the ranks. The new rule … Continue reading
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