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Pentagon’s Weapon Programs in Crisis | US News
The Pentagon’s most expensive weapons programs are in deep trouble—short-staffed, hemorrhaging expertise, and stuck in a hiring freeze that’s crippling recruitment. Over 48,000 civilian workers left last year alone, draining critical knowledge from key procurement offices and forcing survivors to work weekends just to keep things running. With only a third of vacancies filled in some offices and private firms offering better pay, the Defense Department’s plan to shrink its workforce for “national security priorities” is now backfiring. Eight months after downplaying the impact, the War…
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