"Those who we need, who are the best and brightest, are going to stay. Those who are under performers — won't," said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump's administration as the White House and its Department of Government Efficiency fire ...

The coming dismissals announced on Friday appear to be the first tranche, and target the easiest employees to fire. Workers on probation do not receive the same protections that many other federal ...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken to the federal workforce, enacting layoffs and terminations. Here are some impacted ...

The Defense Department, which is the largest government agency, says it's reducing its civilian workforce by 5% to 8%.

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The first firings of Defense Department civilian probationary employees are expected to start next week, with about 5,400 set to be released as the Pentagon anticipates reducing its civilian workforce ...

The Department of Defense expects to lay off more than 5,000 probationary employees starting next week, as the department complies with the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the ...

The Pentagon expects to fire between 5-8% of its civilian workforce, with the first round of layoffs targeting 5,400 ...

The Pentagon said on Friday it would start firing about 5,400 civilian employees who were on probation, the first moves by ...