The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) may cut up to 9,000 jobs from its equipment procurement and logistic arm according to confidential cost-saving plans.
The UK’s Financial Times reports defence officials have been told to cut the civilian payroll by up to one third without threatening services to frontline troops.
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Following the merger of the MoD’s procurement arm and logistics division to form Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) in April, some job cuts were expected.
Insiders say the division’s workforce, which stands at 28,000, could be cut to 19,000 by 2011.
Defence ministers are also close to approving details of a voluntary redundancy programme across the whole MoD.
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