The Army Plans To Cut Nearly 9,000 Civilian Jobs By October Of Next Year

Army Secretary John McHugh had ordered Army leaders to start cutting staffing to help meet former Defense Secretary Robert Gates' efficiency initiatives. The Army will save $834 million dollars in operations and maintenance funding as part of those cuts, which amount to about 3 percent of the Army's more than 290,000 civilian employees.McHugh said the Army cannot turn to contractors to replace the civilian employees