According to a press release, the cuts will primarily affect employees with one to two years of service who are "probationary."

The Pentagon plans to fire 5,400 civilian employees next week as the largest federal agency seeks to eliminate 8 percent of its civilian workforce, the department announced Friday. The sweeping cuts — which could eventually extend to around 50,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismissals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military.