Pentagon announces it plans to fire 5-8% of civilian workforce- between 35,000 and 56,000 people. According to the Government Accountability Office, the DOD had around 700,000 civilian employees,
Cleaning up such a “Deep State” of Affairs is never easy or straightforward. Dead Wood must be pruned, Disloyalty regardless of Positions Held must de identified and expelled, there are always going to be some good ones lost, and some bad ones missed. The good ones may be able to “reapply” at a later date. They are Not going to get rid of any who are essential and productive. It is inevitable that mistakes will be made when you have 700,000 employees to assess and to match the right amount of people needed to give maximum security to the country. The depth of the gangrene requires any and every infected part of the limb must be amputated else it continues to spread again. It’s a tough process but a critically necessary one.
Cleaning up such a “Deep State” of Affairs is never easy or straightforward. Dead Wood must be pruned, Disloyalty regardless of Positions Held must de identified and expelled, there are always going to be some good ones lost, and some bad ones missed. The good ones may be able to “reapply” at a later date. They are Not going to get rid of any who are essential and productive. It is inevitable that mistakes will be made when you have 700,000 employees to assess and to match the right amount of people needed to give maximum security to the country. The depth of the gangrene requires any and every infected part of the limb must be amputated else it continues to spread again. It’s a tough process but a critically necessary one.