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STRATCOM and SpaceCom: Hiring Freeze, Small Voluntary Retirements but No Forced Reductions So Far
Summary
Commanders told the Senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee that headquarters staffs are majority civilian, a small number of civilians have taken voluntary early‑retirement options, there have been no firings, and both commands said waivers to hiring freezes are available for critical positions.
Senator King asked both commanders whether reductions in civilian personnel or hiring freezes were affecting their commands. General Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said STRATCOM's headquarters is “about 65% civilian” and that "a very small amount of folks" had taken early‑retirement options but "we have not fired…
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