Fast-forward to December 2018 when President Donald Trump nominated Gen. Mark Milley for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCOS), against the wishes of
The Department of Defense announced last week that it plans to reduce the Department’s civilian workforce by 5-8 percent (including 5,400 probationary workers) and to implement a hiring freeze “to refocus the Department on the President’s priorities and restoring readiness in the force.