The Pentagon will fire between 5 and 8 % of its civil workers

The Pentagon announced this Friday that it plans to say goodbye between 5 and 8 % of its nearly 950,000 civil employees in compliance with the directive of US President Donald Trump, to adjust priorities and maximize their efficiency.

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The statement said that some 5,400 workers in the trial period are dismissed from next week, after which the hiring will be frozen while the personnel needs are evaluated.

That note recalled that the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, had made it clear that it is not of public interest to retain people who do not participate in a decisive mission.

«As we take these important steps to remodel the workforce to comply with the president’s priorities, the department will always treat our workers with dignity and respect. Those who undertake to defend our nation do not deserve less, ”he concluded.

On Wednesday Hegesh had instructed the Pentagon to identify about $ 50,000 million in programs that could be cut to redirect those resources to the new objectives of the Republican Administration.

«Through our budgets, the Department of Defense will once again provide resources to the war struggle and end the unnecessary expenses that made our military forces under the previous administration, such as those of the so -called ‘climate change’ and other programs and other programs ‘Wake’ (progressive) or excessive bureaucracy, ”he said then.

Today the Pentagon also announced that its press room will be available only when there is a press conference or informative act, thus forcing the media that do not have their own office in their facilities to look for another work space when it is not open .