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So we promised you transparency at this

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Department of Defense and America ,

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that is exactly what you're going to

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get because you deserve it . So at the

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DOD we've been working hand in hand

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with the Doge team and as the secretary

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said , we welcome that process because

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that process will make us more lethal ,

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and that means that our warfighters on

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the battlefield will be more successful ,

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and that's what this process is all

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about . So , in the interest of

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transparency , look at some of the

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initial things that we found in the Air

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Force . 1.9 million for holistic DEI

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transformation and training . $6

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million to the University of Montana to

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strengthen American democracy by

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bridging divides . At the Defense Human

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Resources Activity , $3.5 million for

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support to DEI groups . And how about

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this one ? $1.6 million to the

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University of Florida to study social

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and institutional detriments of

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vulnerability and resilience to climate

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hazards in African Sahel . You see ,

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folks . This stuff is

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not a core function of our military .

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This is not what we do . This is a

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distraction from our core mission . So

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we believe that these initial findings

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will probably save $80 million in

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wasteful spending . Again , $80 million

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in wasteful spending just right here .

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So stay tuned . Today's actions are

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just the start . More to come this week .

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Again , we are working hand in glove

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with Doge , so stay tuned in the weeks

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ahead as we trim the fat , preserve the

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muscle , make the DOD more mission

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capable and more lethal .