US Minister of Defense Pete Hegsetth It was said that wasteful consumption was over because it signed a memorandum to cancel contracts for more than $ 580 million in the Ministry of Defense Contracts (DOD).
“We are a return with another quick update of our efforts to reduce waste consumption and quickly reduce it to the Ministry of Defense,” Hegsetth announced in the post on X.
“Today I sign a memorandum that directs a break of over $ 580 million DOD contract, in grants that do not correspond to the priorities of this president or this department. In other words, they are not a good use of dollars of taxpayers.”
Hegsetth said they owed Americans transparency, sharing details about some contracts and grants that were canceled.
“There is a Croatian software effort that took a year and cost $ 36 million, but it took eight years instead and is currently $ 280 million compared to the budget, not delivering what it was supposed to. So, that’s 780% compared to the budget. We don’t do it anymore,” Hegsetth vowed.
Hegsetth added that they discovered Another Dod -Grant series, A total of $ 360 million is worth it, to decarbonize the show from Navy ships-a part of the Obama-Biden Green Agenda.
“It’s $ 6 million, $ 5.2 million on something that would diversify and engage the Navy, hiring insufficiently represented students and scientists BIPOC. Another $ 9 million at the University to approach equal modes of AI and machine learning.
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Pete Hegsetth, elected President Donald Trump to be a defense minister, after the end of his hearing for a certificate before the Senate Committee on the Armed Service, at the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
In this third place, Hegsetth said that on Thursday, other cuts included wasteful consumption on external consultation services.
“$ 30 million in contracts with Gartner and McKinsey. It is the purchase of unused licenses. So when you add everything, $ 580 million DOD contracts and Grants Doga help us to reduce today,” Hegsetth said.
When it all collected together, Hegsetth said that more than $ 800 million was wasteful consumption has been canceled over the first few weeks, while Dod is partners with Doge “to ensure that our warriors have what they need to cut waste, fraud and abuse.”
US Defense Minister Peta Hegsetth brings objections during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Pentagon on February 5th in Arlington, Va. (Chip Somodeville/Getty Images)
“They work hard. We work hard with them. We appreciate the job they do, and we have a lot more. So be up to date,” Hegsetth said.
“So, maybe you’re not wasteing time right now, just sign this thing. What do you say on that? So, does it officially. We’ll continue to go to you,” Hegsetth said as he signed the orders.
“Have we ever seen this level of transparency? Incredible, thanks @secdef,” Rev. Nancy Mace, Rs.c., commented on Hegseth’s post.
Back in February Hegsetth committed to collaborate with Doge on the cut Disassembled consumption in the Ministry of Defense.
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“We will have a partner with them. It’s long late. The Ministry of Defense receives a huge budget, but it must be responsible,” Hegsetth told Fox News earlier.
Since Thursday afternoon, 239 “wasteful” contracts with “ceiling value” in the amount of $ 1.7 billion has been abolished during a two -day period, Doge announced.
Fox News Digital’s Deirdre Heavey and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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