About 8,000 civilians who work at the shipyard. Most of them live in Maine and New Hampshire. Whether any will lose their jobs as part of the ongoing federal workforce purge remains unclear.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has canceled a hiring event amid uncertainty over Trump administration's executive orders and job cuts.

It employs approximately 8,000 civilians and 1,000 officers and enlisted personnel.Shipyard employees work to safely overhaul, repair and modernize the Navy's nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet, specifically Los Angeles-class and Virginia-class submarines.

Union leaders say despite an email from the Defense department telling employees not to respond to the personnel email, many people are worried about losing their jobs.

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery announced a hiring freeze on Monday. In a Facebook post, leaders said their upcoming hiring event on March 4 has been canceled, as they "seek to understand and prioritize resources.

he Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery is now under a hiring freeze. The Shipyard announced the freeze on social media Monday, saying an upcoming hiring event next Tuesday has been canceled.

Dan Bongino, the radio and podcast host tapped by President Trump to serve as deputy FBI director, has ripped Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) in the past, attacks that will draw more attention to his controversial nomination. Speaking on his program, “The Dan Bongino Show,” in 2021, Bongino slammed Cassidy as…