‘Restoring The Warrior Ethos’: Hegseth Takes Blowtorch To More Pentagon Bloat
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a trio of memos Wednesday intended to cut wasteful spending and improve efficiency at the Department of Defense (DoD). Hegseth’s orders halt additional non-DoD IT or consulting…
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