Pentagon leadership directs DOD civilian employee supervisors to expedite removal of underperformers

Pentagon leadership directs DOD civilian employee supervisors to expedite removal of underperformers

Pentagon leaders are moving to further cull the department’s civilian workforce by targeting underperformers for removal. In a new directive issued this week, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata laid out processes for weeding out employees who are deemed to be not up to snuff. “Supervisors and human resources (HR) professionals are directed to act with speed and conviction to facilitate the separation from Federal …