据多名美国和国会官员透露，国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯(Pete Hegseth)正在考虑最早于本周解雇或罢免将军和高级官员。
官员们说，一份名单已经在国会山传阅，其中包括可能被解雇或撤职的将军和高级官员。
NBC新闻首次报道周三下午的名单。
在唐纳德·特朗普总统提名他领导国防部的几天前，海格塞斯在11月份表示，需要将“觉醒”的官员从国防部连根拔起。
“首先，你必须解雇参谋长联席会议主席，”赫格塞斯在“肖恩·赖安秀”上露面时说
“但是任何参与其中的将军——将军、海军上将，不管是谁——都必须下台，”他继续说道。“要么你参加战斗，就是这样。这是我们唯一关心的试金石。”
然而，在他作为部长到五角大楼的第一天，黑格斯似乎软化了关于参谋长联席会议主席布朗将军。1月27日，当海格思的车队到达时，布朗向他敬礼，然后和他握手寒暄。在布朗的陪同下，黑格塞斯走近一排记者，回答了几个问题，包括他是否打算解雇将军。
“我现在和他站在一起，”海格思拍着布朗的肩膀说。“我期待着与他合作。”
尚不清楚布朗是否在名单上。
在这份名单公布之前，多名美国官员告诉美国广播公司新闻，五角大楼向特朗普政府的人事管理办公室提交了一份单独的国防部试用员工名单，这些员工可能会被解雇，同时还要求豁免特定办公室和人员被解雇。
一名官员表示，被认为是关键任务是建议豁免的一个原因，但退伍军人和军人配偶的身份也在考虑之列。确定豁免和削减的过程正在进行中，但尚不清楚这些员工何时会收到被解雇的通知。
同样在周三，多名官员向美国广播公司新闻证实，Hegseth已经向国防部办公室和机构发送了一份备忘录，命令将2026财年及随后四年预算的8%重新分配给总统的优先事项。
“为了实现特朗普总统的授权，我们以他的优先事项为指导，包括确保我们的边境安全，为美国建设铁穹，结束激进和浪费的政府DEI计划和偏好，”代理副国防部长罗伯特·g·塞勒斯(Robert G. Salesses)在周三的一份声明中说。“因此，黑格塞斯部长已经指导了一项审查，以确定拜登政府26财年预算的抵消部分，这些抵消部分可以从低影响和低优先级的拜登遗产项目中重新调整，以符合特朗普总统的美国第一国防优先事项。”
Salesses补充说，国防部将在预算中建立补偿，可以转移到总统的优先事项上，总额为500亿美元。
“通过我们的预算，国防部将再次为作战提供资源，并停止不必要的支出，这些支出使我们的军队回到了上届政府的领导下，包括通过所谓的‘气候变化’和其他清醒的计划，以及过度的官僚主义，”代理副国防部长罗伯特·g·萨塞斯(Robert G. Salesses)在周三的一份声明中说。“准备的时间已经过去——我们必须迅速采取行动，遏制当前和即将到来的威胁，并在这样做时充分利用纳税人的钱。"
Hegseth could soon fire or remove generals and senior officers, US officials say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering firing or removing generals and senior officers as early as this week, according to multiple U.S. and congressional officials.
A list has been circulated on Capitol Hill that contains generals and senior officers who could be fired or removed, the officials said.
NBC Newsfirst reportedthe list Wednesday afternoon.
Hegseth, days before President Donald Trump nominated him to lead the Defense Department, said in November that "woke" officials needed to be uprooted from the DOD.
"First of all, you've got to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs," Hegseth said in an appearance on the "Shawn Ryan Show."
"But any general that was involved -- general, admiral, whatever -- that was involved in any of the DEI woke s--- has got to go," he continued. "Either you're in for warfighting, and that's it. That's the only litmus test we care about."
However, on his first day at the Pentagon as secretary, Hegsethseemed to softenin regard to Gen. C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On Jan. 27, Brown saluted Hegseth as his motorcade arrived, then shook his hand as the two exchanged pleasantries. With Brown by his side, Hegseth approached a line of reporters and took several questions, including one on whether he intends to fire the general.
"I'm standing with him right now," Hegseth said, patting Brown on the shoulder. "I look forward to working with him."
It is not clear whether Brown is on the list.
The list follows multiple U.S. officials telling ABC News that the Pentagon submitted a separate list of probationary DOD employees to the Trump administration's Office of Personnel Management who could be terminated, along with requests to exempt specific offices and people from being cut.
Being considered mission-critical is one reason for suggested exemption, but veteran and military spouse status is also being taken into account, according to one of the officials. The process of identifying exemptions and cuts is underway, but it is unclear when these employees could begin receiving notice they are being fired.
Also on Wednesday, multiple officials confirmed to ABC News that a memo had been sent by Hegseth to DOD offices and agencies ordering that 8% of the budget for fiscal year 2026 and the four years that follow be redirected for the president's priorities.
"To achieve our mandate from President Trump, we are guided by his priorities including Securing our borders, building the Iron Dome for America, and ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing," acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert G. Salesses said in a Wednesday statement. "Accordingly, Secretary Hegseth has directed a review to identify offsets from the Biden Administration's FY26 budget that could be realigned from low-impact and low-priority Biden-legacy programs to align with President Trump's America First priorities for our national defense."
Salesses added that the DOD will create identify offsets in the budget that could be shifted to fund the president's priorities totaling $50 billion.
"Through our budgets, the Department of Defense will once again resource warfighting and cease unnecessary spending that set our military back under the previous administration, including through so-called 'climate change' and other woke programs, as well as excessive bureaucracy," acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert G. Salesses said in a Wednesday statement. "The time for preparation is over -- we must act swiftly to deter current and impending threats and make the best use of taxpayers' dollars in doing so."
