Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Signs Memorandum Directing Cuts of Wasteful Spending Identified by DOGE Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs March 20, 2025 | 2:40 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks and signs a memorandum directing cuts of wasteful spending identified by DOGE at the Pentagon, March 20, 2025. (DOD video by Air Force Staff Sgt. Eugene Oliver)