The Pentagon plans to cut between 5 to 8 percent of civilian employees through attrition and a voluntary buyout, a defense official told reporters Tuesday. The Defense Department is under a hiring freeze,

The Pentagon plans to cut 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs over the next several months via voluntary resignations and not replacing workers who leave, a senior defense official confirmed Tuesday. With a goal of cutting 5 to 8 percent of the Defense Department’s civilian workforce of more than 900,

A senior defense official says that roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department