Trump administration asks Pentagon for a list of probationary employees, layoffs also in defense in sight

(Adnkronos) – The Trump administration has also asked the Pentagon and other federal government defense agencies to hand over – the deadline was last night – the list of probationary employees in view of their possible dismissal as early as this week, the Washington Post reported. The Pentagon, which has a budget of $840 billion and 950,000 civilian employees, including tens of thousands of war veterans, and 1.3 million military personnel, is the government’s largest agency. Elon Musk, who has never hesitated to criticize the military establishment for excessive regulation, has nevertheless received contracts from the Pentagon with his companies, including Starlink, including a $1.8 billion contract to SpaceX in 2021 for the development of a network of spy satellites for the National Reconaissance Office.