Pentagon To Cut Headquarters Staffs 25 Percent By FY-20

By Tony Bertuca / September 9, 2015 at 2:42 PM
The Defense Department is planning to cut headquarters staffs by 25 percent across the Pentagon between fiscal year 2017 and FY-20, according to a newly surfaced memo signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work. The Aug. 24 memo , first made public on Sept. 8 by the American Federation of Government Employees, states that DOD expects Congress to require "the 25 percent reduction in the funding of DOD headquarters in lieu of the 20 percent requirement previously established by the...

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