The Department of Defense is currently in the process of reviewing lists of civilian probationary employees for potential termination, with decisions expected to be made as early as this week. This review follows a recent wave of firings of probationary employees at various federal agencies last week.
Combatant commands, which are the major US military commands worldwide, have been tasked with submitting lists of probationary employees for review. The deadline for these submissions was Tuesday afternoon, according to officials familiar with the matter. The Pentagon is anticipated to carefully assess the lists of employees, considering requests to exempt certain individuals for national security reasons before making final decisions.
