Cory Titus
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The Pentagon announced Friday it will fire 5,400 civilian employees next week -- and potentially tens of thousands more.
Almost half of the civilian employees in the department are veterans.
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Almost half of the civilian employees in the department are veterans.
Story by @ktoropin.bsky.social
Pentagon to Fire 5,400 Civilian Employees as First Step in Trump's Purge of Federal Workers
The massive round of firings is part of an "initial effort" to cut the Defense Department's civilian workforce by 5% to 8% and was to be followed up with a hiring freeze.
www.military.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The Pentagon announced Friday it will fire 5,400 civilian employees next week -- and potentially tens of thousands more.
Almost half of the civilian employees in the department are veterans.
Story by @ktoropin.bsky.social
Almost half of the civilian employees in the department are veterans.
Story by @ktoropin.bsky.social
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SCOOP: The Army has seemingly been pocketing money it taxes out of soldier's paychecks meant for food, and can't account for over $151 million.
www.military.com/daily-news/i...
www.military.com/daily-news/i...
Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food Costs Spent Elsewhere by the Army
The money is collected in what amounts to a tax on troops -- taken from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence payments, roughly $460 per month that is automatically deducted from the paychecks of serv...
www.military.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
SCOOP: The Army has seemingly been pocketing money it taxes out of soldier's paychecks meant for food, and can't account for over $151 million.
www.military.com/daily-news/i...
www.military.com/daily-news/i...
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This Watchdog Agency Shielded Troops and Veterans from Fraud. Musk and Trump Just Gutted It.
This Watchdog Agency Shielded Troops and Veterans from Fraud. Musk and Trump Just Gutted It.
The Trump administration's shuttering of a federal agency created to protect consumers will open the floodgates for opportunistic companies, according to lawmakers and military organizations.
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February 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This Watchdog Agency Shielded Troops and Veterans from Fraud. Musk and Trump Just Gutted It.
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Out now -- House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal to boost junior enlisted pay by 14.5% next year, giving thousands more in base pay to troops E-4 and below. #FY25NDAA www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Congress to boost junior enlisted pay by thousands of dollars in 2025
Troops E-4 and below will see a 14.5% pay raise under a deal reached by congressional negotiators this week.
www.militarytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Out now -- House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal to boost junior enlisted pay by 14.5% next year, giving thousands more in base pay to troops E-4 and below. #FY25NDAA www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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Breaking now: Trump picks former congressman Doug Collins as next VA secretary www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
Trump picks former congressman Doug Collins as next VA secretary
Collins served as a chaplain in the Air Force Reserve and deployed to Iraq in 2008.
www.militarytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Breaking now: Trump picks former congressman Doug Collins as next VA secretary www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...