The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) reported plans to reduce civil employees by 5-8%. This was reported by CNN with reference to the Deputy Minister of Defense for Personal Affairs and Combat Readness of Darina Selnik.
Selnik noted that the state of civilian pentagon employees has about 950 thousand people, and 5% – 8% of civil servants will be reduced to “increase the efficiency and reorientation to restore the deficiency of our forces”.
According to him, it is planned to reduce 5400 employees who “do not hold critical positions and are on a trial period for a week.”
After the “additional assessment” of personnel needs, even more civil servants can be dismissed, ”Selnik said.
“As the Minister of Defense (Pete Highset) made it clear in the service of persons whose contribution is not critical, does not meet public interests. Taxpayers deserve that we conduct a comprehensive audit of our personnel to understand where we can understand where we can understand where we can understand Remove unnecessary employees, ”he said.
Pentagon officials who spoke on conditions of anonymity told CNN that last week attempts were made to make lists of individual employees who should be freed from reduction, since they “are of key importance for maintaining current missions”, including those who work for “The most important positions in the field of national security”, such as cybersecurity, intelligence, operations and foreign military Sales.
Earlier, the Pentagon announced the decision to temporarily postpone the dismissal of thousands of employees in the framework of tough saving measures, since the department will study the potential effect of reductions on the combat readiness of the Armed Forces.