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Defense, Pentagon and Presidency of Donald Trump

The Baltimore Sun · 14h

Defense leaders ordered to find budget cuts to ‘align with the president’s priorities’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump gave his department “clear marching orders: revive warrior ethos, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence. We will refocus our core missions and

Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to President Trump's priorities.

Hosted on MSN · 2d

Trump administration orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts

A senior Pentagon official said that money saved through the cuts could be “realigned” to other defense priorities that President Donald Trump has.

Pentagon, Probationary Workers

Pentagon says it will start firing 5,400 probationary civilian employees next week

The Pentagon said on Friday it would start firing about 5,400 civilian employees who were on probation, the first moves by President Donald Trump's administration at the department to make good on its promise to reduce the federal workforce.

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

Pentagon Says It Will Cut 5,400 Probationary Workers Starting Next Week

The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place

The New York Times · 11h

Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers

The department has more than 945,000 civilian employees. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said 17 specific missions, such as military operations at the southwestern border, would be exempt from the 8 percent cuts in the defense budget he has ordered for each of the next five years.

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Trump wants attack subs. The rest of the $50 billion Pentagon budget shuffle is a question mark for the Navy.

Pentagon leadership is talking about taking funds from legacy programs for Trump's priorities. Beyond attack subs, there's ...

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Stock of the day: Palantir's surging stock fell 10% after reports of Pentagon budget cuts

Data analytics company Palantir is a major US defense contractor. Its shares were up 65% this year before Wednesday.

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Hegseth denies Pentagon launching spending cuts in sharp rebuke of Biden DOD

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted reports of spending cuts taking place at the Pentagon, saying they are actually ...

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Morning Report — Senators muscle forward in the budget fight

Senate split along party lines to adopt budget Vance: Enacting president’s agenda will “take time” Pentagon budget cuts or ...

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Which Countries Spend the Most on Military Defense?

As the U.S. government debates the future of its defense spending, how much does the U.S. spend compared with other countries ...

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Pentagon chief Hegseth proposes deep defence cuts, sparks debate

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has ordered the preparation of plans to cut the defence budget by 8% annually over five years, ...

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Democrats sound alarm over ‘indiscriminate’ Pentagon cuts

Democrats across the Capitol were outraged Thursday at news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior Pentagon ...

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