Pentagon orders managers to fire civilian workers with ‘speed and conviction’

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The Pentagon has pulled key protections for its civilian workers and instructed managers to move with “speed and conviction” to fire underperforming workers, according to a memo issued last month.

The guidelines were issued on Sept. 30, just one day before the government shutdown, in a memo titled “Separation of Employees with Unacceptable Performance” to eliminate workers with “unacceptable” performance reviews.

“Supervisors and human resources (HR) professionals are directed to act with speed and conviction to facilitate the separation from Federal service of employees performing unsuccessfully,” reads the memo signed by Under Secretary of Defense Anthony Tata, the Pentagon’s top personnel policy officer.

The memo also states that managers