Those of us who served in Uncle Sam’s colors have had a habit of twitting the Department of Defense’s civilian workforce, sometimes unfairly; many of them are veterans, and there are some fine, dedicated people in the ranks of DoD civilian employees – and, as in any organization, there is some dead weight.
Our new DoD chief is determined to eliminate that dead weight. On Friday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a major civilian workforce realignment, announcing the move on Saturday on X.
Yesterday, I signed a memo ordering a civilian workforce realignment in DOD that will make us more efficient and incentivize top performers. pic.twitter.com/htxqzb4fKK
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) March 29, 2025
Secretary Hegseth said:
All right, we are on the road, and we’re still working. And today I want to announce that we are initiating the…
