Firings Begin at the Pentagon: Veterans, Civil Servants Caught in the Crosshairs

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Firings Begin at the Pentagon: Veterans, Civil Servants Caught in the Crosshairs
Military.com | By Patricia Kime , Konstantin Toropin and Rebecca Kheel

Published March 05, 2025 at 6:27pm ET

A first wave of firings has begun in the Department of Defense as President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk continue to terminate federal employees and slash agencies.

Military.com has learned that civilian workers in at least four organizations — the Defense Health Agency, Defense Logistics Agency, the Navy and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences — have already been told they are fired.

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