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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Signs Memorandum Directing $5.1 Billion in Cuts of Wasteful Spending Identified by DOGE

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
  • April 10, 2025 | 3:06

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks and signs a memorandum directing $5.1 Billion in cuts of wasteful spending identified by DOGE at the Pentagon, April 10, 2025. (DOD video by Air Force Staff Sgt. Eugene Oliver)