[yakz]

The objective was clearly dismantling institutions, not saving money.

[outside1234]

Yes, and we know this because they never did anything with the Pentagon.

[bathtub365]

> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set a goal in February for the Defense Department: shed 5 to 8 percent of the civilian workforce, or roughly 60,000 employees. To accomplish that goal, the Pentagon first instituted a hiring freeze and attempted to lay off hundreds of probationary employees. Then it offered a deferred resignation program that allowed employees to quit working but still be paid through September, while offering early retirement to longtime employees.

[amelius]

Yes wasn't that explicitly written in the Project 2025 Handbook?