Probationary employees targeted for cuts thought to mainly be auditors and support staff; Vance due to give speech at CPAC
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Defense secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the US military to develop plans for cutting 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, according to a reports on Wednesday.
The memo, dated Tuesday, orders a number of branches within the military and the Pentagon to turn in budget-cutting proposals by next Monday.
The time for preparation is over – we must act urgently to revive the warrior ethos, rebuild our military, and re-establish deterrence. Our budget will resource the fighting force we need, cease unnecessary defense spending, reject excessive bureaucracy, and drive actionable reform including progress on the audit.