Six probationary civilian employees at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard were laid off Tuesday morning, according to a local union leader.

About a half-dozen civilian employees were laid off at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Tuesday as part of a national effort to cut costs for the federal government, labor leaders announced.

The union that represents workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery says Elon Musk and DOGE have laid off six people. The union says the six civilian employees were laid off Tuesday morning by the Navy in an in an effort to cut the workforce at the Department of Defense.