Pentagon Creates Staff Termination List as DOGE Targets Military

The Pentagon building in Arlington.Photographer: Tom Brenner/Bloomberg
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The Pentagon is sending Trump administration officials the names of probationary workers who could be targeted in an upcoming round of federal employee cuts, according to people familiar with the matter.

It’s not yet clear if the entire list submitted on Tuesday will be eliminated from the Pentagon’s workforce or if the staff reductions will affect a smaller subset, said one of the people, who declined to speak publicly on personnel matters that were not yet final.