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Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 24 September 2025

"GSA Walks Back Mass Layoffs of Its Federal Buildings Workforce," Federal News Network GSA reinstated nearly 400 employees previously laid off from its Public Buildings Service (PBS) following earlier reduction-in-force notices. * GSA is offering laidoff PBS employees the option to return to their positions by 6 October 2025,

New York mag on the Pentagon in chaos: scrutiny after leaks, infighting, and security lapses

New York mag on the Pentagon in chaos: scrutiny after leaks, infighting, and security lapses

As international tensions escalate, the Pentagon is facing Trumpian instability under SecDe Pete Hegseth, with requisite leak scandals, staff infighting, and a series of security breaches. *New York mag* goes long on the tumult caused by the FOXy Pentagon head. Hegseth’s tenure, from its January confirmation by a single-vote

Pentagon’s software reforms prioritize speed, but critics warn of deeper systemic flaws

Pentagon’s software reforms prioritize speed, but critics warn of deeper systemic flaws

The Pentagon’s new Software Acquisition Pathway, mandated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s 6 March memo, aims to fast-track how the Department of Defense buys, deploys, and updates software. By exempting software programs from the milestones of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs), the pathway expedites deployment, agile practices, and