The Pentagon plans to cut between 5 to 8 percent of civilian employees through attrition and a voluntary buyout, a defense official told reporters Tuesday. The Defense Department is under a hiring freeze,

The Pentagon plans to cut 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs over the next several months via voluntary resignations and not replacing workers who leave, a senior defense official confirmed Tuesday. With a goal of cutting 5 to 8 percent of the Defense Department’s civilian workforce of more than 900,

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said Tuesday “it’s not normal for there to be more civil servants with the creation of Santé Québec.” He said he wants to eliminate positions through attrition, a natural process in which the number of employees is reduced,