Pentagon Cancels $5.1 Billion in Contracts to Reallocate Funds for Military Readiness
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the cancellation of $5.1 billion in contracts at the Department of Defense , which includes services deemed non-essential or wasteful.
- The cuts will save $1.8 billion from Defense Health Agency consulting contracts with firms like Accenture and Deloitte and target eleven contracts associated with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.
- The total identified wasteful spending eliminated over six weeks is nearly $6 billion, Hegseth confirmed.
- Hegseth stated, 'We need this money to spend on better health care for our warfighters and their families.
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Slashing And burning The Waste At DOD - Armed Forces Press
For decades we frittered around the margins - real changes are now happening Secretary Hegseth made a big announcement at DOD on cutting $5.1B of superfluous contracts. I worked this area closely when I was in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The more “help” we had from contracts like this, the slower we moved. I know some who are being personally affected by these cuts. Some of them are right minded, superstars. I feel bad for these ind…
Hegseth memo to cut IT contracts lacks clarity, contradicts Pentagon downsizing plans
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new memo ordering the termination of several IT services contracts lacks clarity, provides vague instructions and unrealistic deadlines, and contradicts previously issued guidance that seeks to reshape the defense civilian workforce, according to a nonpartisan watchdog group. In an April 10 memo, Hegseth said he plans to cut several IT services contracts that, he argues, can be handled by the department’s civilia…
Pentagon slashes $5.1 billion in contracts with Accenture, Booz Allen, and Deloitte
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has cut $5.1 billion in defense contracts for consulting and nonessential services. The move targets redundant agreements, with plans to shift much of the work to in-house personnel.Read Entire Article
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