Hegseth cuts $5.1B in spending on 'wasteful' Pentagon consulting contracts
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week signed a memorandum cutting $5.1 billion in consulting contracts at the Pentagon, calling them "wasteful." The memo's subject line Thursday was "Continuing Elimination of Wasteful Spending of the DoD." The memo, signed on Thursday, canceled Defense Health Agency contracts for consulting services from Accenture, Deloitte and Booz Allen, amo

