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The Pentagon is rolling out a fresh round of voluntary resignations and early retirements for its civilian workforce, a move aimed at streamlining the Department of Defense (DOD) under the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a memo signed on March 28, 2025, aboard an E-4B Nightwatch aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, Hegseth directs the DOD to "immediately" implement the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) and offer Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) to eligible employees, emphasizing his intent to "maximize participation" to avoid involuntary layoffs. The announcement, which comes as part of the Trump administration’s broader push for. . .
